Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics96.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive88.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8940  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0KV3RP
Memory9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20220608
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 11 '22 at 05:52
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%
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 PC Performing below expectations (31st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10400-$130
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
72.9% Very good
Memory 85.4
1-Core 117
2-Core 202
78% 135 Pts
4-Core 326
8-Core 606
56% 466 Pts
64-Core 820
51% 820 Pts
Poor: 69%
This bench: 72.9%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
Dell(1028 3759) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 516.59
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
96.7% Outstanding
Lighting 122
Reflection 109
Parallax 114
99% 115 fps
MRender 144
Gravity 104
Splatting 95.5
91% 114 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 96.7%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pm991 NVMe Samsung 256GB
15GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 25307039 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 77 72 67 66 64 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
88.4% Excellent
Read 869
Write 101
Mixed 172
SusWrite 74.4
65% 304 MB/s
4K Read 29
4K Write 98.6
4K Mixed 32.1
137% 53.2 MB/s
DQ Read 247
DQ Write 90.9
DQ Mixed 157
119% 165 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 88.4%
Great: 166%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
165GB free
Firmware: 13057113
SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 90 109 107 108 109 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
35.3% Below average
Read 27.8
Write 48.5
Mixed 24.4
SusWrite 95.3
36% 49 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.1
23% 0.2 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 35.3%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GU6DJR8N-XN 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
60.8% Good
MC Read 25.4
MC Write 23.7
MC Mixed 20.8
67% 23.3 GB/s
SC Read 5.6
SC Write 11.2
SC Mixed 9.1
25% 8.63 GB/s
Latency 71.7
56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 73%
This bench: 60.8%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical XPS 8940 Builds (Compare 10,171 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 125%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 123%
UFO

System: Dell XPS 8940

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $557
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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