Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 124%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 133%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics122% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive294% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
SystemDell XPS 8940  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0KV3RP
Memory54.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20220914
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateMar 13 '23 at 21:29
Run Duration241 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%
Watch Gameplay: 2070S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900K-$410
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Memory 91.5
1-Core 151
2-Core 298
99% 180 Pts
4-Core 585
8-Core 1,103
101% 844 Pts
64-Core 1,906
118% 1,906 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 100%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
Dell(1028 C723) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 526.98
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
122% Outstanding
Lighting 162
Reflection 156
Parallax 157
132% 158 fps
MRender 190
Gravity 135
Splatting 118
118% 148 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 122%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pm981a NVMe SAMSUNG 2048GB
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 15301229 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1505 1298 1364 1361 1373 1318 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
294% Outstanding
Read 2,495
Write 2,194
Mixed 1,769
SusWrite 1,370
438% 1,957 MB/s
4K Read 54.8
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 75.1
239% 81.1 MB/s
DQ Read 930
DQ Write 652
DQ Mixed 755
574% 779 MB/s
Poor: 170%
This bench: 294%
Great: 367%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45
1.5TB free
Firmware: 1002
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 195 199 196 193 202 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
97.7% Outstanding
Read 147
Write 133
Mixed 80.9
SusWrite 194
102% 139 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.1
101% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 97.7%
Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87
5.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 1 0.9 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Read 6,640
Write 0.7
Mixed 1.7
SusWrite 0.9
1,186% 1,661 MB/s
4K Read 125
4K Mixed 0
7,825% 62.6 MB/s
Poor: 39% Great: 90%
WD Game Drive 8TB
4TB free, PID 2631
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 200
Write 194
Mixed 131
218% 175 MB/s
4K Read 4
4K Write 9.1
4K Mixed 1.6
379% 4.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1.1
DQ Write 7.2
DQ Mixed 1.9
314% 3.4 MB/s
Poor: 22% Great: 120%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16ATF4G64AZ-3G2B1 2x31.5GB
2 of 4 slots used
63GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
92.7% Outstanding
MC Read 34.9
MC Write 36.6
MC Mixed 27.7
94% 33.1 GB/s
SC Read 18
SC Write 39.9
SC Mixed 27.8
82% 28.6 GB/s
Latency 64.9
62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 87%
This bench: 92.7%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8940 Builds (Compare 10,222 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: $540
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