Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 137%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 139%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 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 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 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics151% 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 Drive149% 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.
Very high background CPU (88%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8940  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0427JK
Memory54.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20220514
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 02 '22 at 02:10
Run Duration161 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 88%
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 PC Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-11900K-$265
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
91.2% Outstanding
Memory 73.1
1-Core 152
2-Core 327
96% 184 Pts
4-Core 585
8-Core 1,014
97% 800 Pts
64-Core 1,450
90% 1,450 Pts
Poor: 94%
This bench: 91.2%
Great: 112%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
Dell(1028 3907) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.59
Performing below potential (67th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
151% Outstanding
Lighting 221
Reflection 213
Parallax 203
180% 212 fps
MRender 201
Gravity 155
Splatting 138
132% 165 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 151%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme PM9A1 Samsung 2048GB
548GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 36308129 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 423 416 445 452 443 450 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
149% Outstanding
Read 680
Write 634
Mixed 634
SusWrite 438
134% 597 MB/s
4K Read 33.5
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 59.7
194% 73.2 MB/s
DQ Read 842
DQ Write 705
DQ Mixed 1,010
692% 852 MB/s
Poor: 156%
This bench: 149%
Great: 517%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB
2TB free
Firmware: 9401
SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 127 126 136 141 140 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
13.1% Very poor
Read 96
Write 104
Mixed 71.9
SusWrite 123
22% 98.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 8.3
4K Mixed 0.6
6% 3.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1.1
DQ Write 6.9
DQ Mixed 1.5
2% 3.17 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 13.1%
Great: 18%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$38
82GB free
Firmware: 1003
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 95 87 100 104 102 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
46.2% Average
Read 66
Write 83.9
Mixed 67.1
SusWrite 94.9
58% 78 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.1
56% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 46.2%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMAA2GU6AJR8N-XN 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
79.3% Very good
MC Read 36.9
MC Write 27
MC Mixed 23.7
83% 29.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 23.9
SC Mixed 22.7
62% 21.8 GB/s
Latency 94.4
42% 94.4 ns
Poor: 79%
This bench: 79.3%
Great: 94%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8940 Builds (Compare 10,183 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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