Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics3.61% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive188% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8940  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0427JK
Memory8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20220914
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateFeb 09 '23 at 01:21
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 26%

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10400F-$98
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
88% Excellent
Memory 91.5
1-Core 119
2-Core 237
84% 149 Pts
4-Core 455
8-Core 680
71% 568 Pts
64-Core 790
49% 790 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 88%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 630
Zotac(19DA 6199) 2GB
CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 333 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
3.61% Terrible
Lighting 4.4
Reflection 5.5
Parallax 1.4
4% 3.77 fps
MRender 5.3
Gravity 4.8
Splatting 3.7
4% 4.6 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.61%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WD40EZAZ-19SF3B0 4TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 137 136 137 137 137 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
17.8% Very poor
Read 130
Write 136
Mixed 82.1
SusWrite 137
27% 121 MB/s
4K Read 4.7
4K Write 11.3
4K Mixed 0.9
14% 5.63 MB/s
DQ Read 1.3
DQ Write 11.8
DQ Mixed 1
2% 4.7 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 17.8%
Great: 38%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
186GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1187 346 304 311 306 308 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
188% Outstanding
Read 1804
Write 1,195
Mixed 568
SusWrite 460
222% 1,007 MB/s
4K Read 40
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 47
178% 64.8 MB/s
DQ Read 872
DQ Write 650
DQ Mixed 589
487% 704 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 188%
Great: 236%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
912GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 162 161 165 164 160 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 186
Write 152
Mixed 90.8
SusWrite 162
108% 148 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.1
226% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 100%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.1% Good
MC Read 24.4
MC Write 26.2
MC Mixed 22.1
69% 24.2 GB/s
SC Read 13.1
SC Write 24.1
SC Mixed 18.9
53% 18.7 GB/s
Latency 64.9
62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 68.1%
Great: 85%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8940 Builds (Compare 10,170 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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