Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 99%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics3.4% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive183% 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
SystemDell XPS 8940  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 02W4W1
Memory8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20211208
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 08 '22 at 14:30
Run Duration177 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700-$233
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
99% Outstanding
Memory 91.1
1-Core 144
2-Core 286
96% 174 Pts
4-Core 573
8-Core 1,012
96% 793 Pts
64-Core 1,456
90% 1,456 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 99%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 09C5) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9664
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
3.4% Terrible
Lighting 5.8
Reflection 114
Parallax 9.7
5% 43.1 fps
MRender 1
Gravity 1
Splatting 1
1% 1 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 3.4%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kbg40zns256g NVMe KIOXIA 256GB
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10410105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 711 241 203 125 124 109 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
183% Outstanding
Read 1,502
Write 1,472
Mixed 1,258
SusWrite 252
251% 1,121 MB/s
4K Read 49
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 63.5
218% 76.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,085
DQ Write 734
DQ Mixed 669
564% 829 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 183%
Great: 219%
USB DISK 2.0 8GB
7GB free, PID 4300
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.9 7.2 7.2 8.7 8.2 7.2 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
7.07% Terrible
Read 27.7
Write 24.4
Mixed 1.7
SusWrite 7.1
18% 15.2 MB/s
4K Read 6.4
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0.2
30% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.07%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GU6DJR8N-XN 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
72.9% Very good
MC Read 29.3
MC Write 26.4
MC Mixed 21
73% 25.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 28.2
SC Mixed 23.6
64% 22.5 GB/s
Latency 65.5
61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 73%
This bench: 72.9%
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 10,180 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: $559
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