Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 88.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics6.14% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive192% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8940  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0KV3RP
Memory22.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210122
Uptime3.8 Days
Run DateMar 15 '21 at 00:38
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 27%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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 above expectations (84th percentile)
88.6% Excellent
Memory 83
1-Core 127
2-Core 255
85% 155 Pts
4-Core 506
8-Core 794
80% 650 Pts
64-Core 1,022
63% 1,022 Pts
Poor: 69%
This bench: 88.6%
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 way above expectations (87th percentile)
6.14% Terrible
Lighting 6.4
Reflection 97.8
Parallax 7.7
5% 37.3 fps
MRender 10.5
Gravity 6.3
Splatting 11.6
8% 9.47 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.14%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kbg40zns512g NVMe KIOXIA 512GB
306GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10410105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1059 828 359 359 360 362 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
192% Outstanding
Read 1,476
Write 1,426
Mixed 1,305
SusWrite 554
267% 1,190 MB/s
4K Read 45.8
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 65.3
218% 78.2 MB/s
DQ Read 740
DQ Write 679
DQ Mixed 644
501% 688 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 192%
Great: 216%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
931GB free
Firmware: 13057113
SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 80 82 120 180 182 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
91.2% Outstanding
Read 197
Write 93.9
Mixed 60.1
SusWrite 121
86% 118 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.8
164% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 91.2%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA82GU6DJR8N-XN 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
83.8% Excellent
MC Read 31.8
MC Write 33
MC Mixed 25
86% 29.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.5
SC Write 36.6
SC Mixed 24.6
74% 25.9 GB/s
Latency 75.1
53% 75.1 ns
Poor: 84%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 96%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8940 Builds (Compare 10,185 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: $560
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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