Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics4.9% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive279% 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 (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8940  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0KV3RP
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit 种颜色
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210301
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 14 '21 at 01:19
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 30%

 PC Performing as expected (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10400-$99
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
93.1% Outstanding
Memory 91.6
1-Core 127
2-Core 256
88% 158 Pts
4-Core 509
8-Core 810
81% 659 Pts
64-Core 1,034
64% 1,034 Pts
Poor: 69%
This bench: 93.1%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 09C5) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9127
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
4.9% Terrible
Lighting 6.6
Reflection 89.8
Parallax 7.5
5% 34.6 fps
MRender 10.3
Gravity 6.4
Splatting 0.1
4% 5.6 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 4.9%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme BC711 SK hynix 512GB
393GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 41002131 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2258 1798 833 864 845 839 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
279% Outstanding
Read 2401
Write 2,312
Mixed 1,758
SusWrite 1,240
432% 1,928 MB/s
4K Read 56
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 74.7
243% 82.9 MB/s
DQ Read 743
DQ Write 674
DQ Mixed 708
531% 708 MB/s
Poor: 112%
This bench: 279%
Great: 333%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMAA1GU6CJR6N-XN 04CD000080AD F4-2666C19-8GVR 16GB
3200, 2666 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
62.1% Good
MC Read 25.9
MC Write 20.8
MC Mixed 16.7
60% 21.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.7
SC Write 26
SC Mixed 20.3
59% 20.7 GB/s
Latency 64.8
62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 62.1%
Great: 71%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8940 Builds (Compare 10,192 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: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $565
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