Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 88%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics79.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive178% 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.
SystemDell XPS 8940  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0KV3RP
Memory10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201112
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJan 22 '21 at 02:55
Run Duration209 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (74th 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 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 93.5
1-Core 153
2-Core 304
100% 184 Pts
4-Core 591
8-Core 1,146
103% 868 Pts
64-Core 1,627
101% 1,627 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 102%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
Dell(1028 375D) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 460.89
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
79.4% Very good
Lighting 102
Reflection 98.8
Parallax 91.6
83% 97.5 fps
MRender 100
Gravity 91.5
Splatting 77.6
72% 89.7 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Bc511 NVMe SK hynix 512GB
353GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11004101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 722 682 667 656 666 644 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
178% Outstanding
Read 972
Write 1012
Mixed 942
SusWrite 673
203% 900 MB/s
4K Read 48.9
4K Write 96.9
4K Mixed 63.1
206% 69.6 MB/s
DQ Read 770
DQ Write 752
DQ Mixed 639
514% 721 MB/s
Poor: 95%
This bench: 178%
Great: 194%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98
869GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1559 1673 1501 1472 1468 1440 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
281% Outstanding
Read 1,733
Write 2,295
Mixed 1,549
SusWrite 1,519
401% 1,774 MB/s
4K Read 59.8
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 75.6
244% 80.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,208
DQ Write 740
DQ Mixed 924
702% 957 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 281%
Great: 410%
Samsung PSSD T7 Touch 1TB
640GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 363 365 362 363 363 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
65.9% Good
Read 262
Write 347
Mixed 308
SusWrite 364
73% 320 MB/s
4K Read 22.4
4K Write 37.7
4K Mixed 27.8
90% 29.3 MB/s
DQ Read 111
DQ Write 122
DQ Mixed 126
92% 119 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 65.9%
Great: 95%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8ATF1G64AZ-3G2J1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (97th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
87.1% Excellent
MC Read 33.4
MC Write 33.4
MC Mixed 24
86% 30.3 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 40.3
SC Mixed 28.7
84% 29.4 GB/s
Latency 61.1
66% 61.1 ns
Poor: 73%
This bench: 87.1%
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 10,182 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: $550
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