Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 97%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 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 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics120% 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 Drive148% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8940  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0427JK
Memory25.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20211208
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 31 '22 at 23:02
Run Duration169 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-11700-$217
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
79.7% Very good
Memory 59.4
1-Core 153
2-Core 282
86% 165 Pts
4-Core 535
8-Core 929
89% 732 Pts
64-Core 1,125
70% 1,125 Pts
Poor: 87%
This bench: 79.7%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340
EVGA(3842 4663) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
120% Outstanding
Lighting 164
Reflection 163
Parallax 148
134% 158 fps
MRender 173
Gravity 129
Splatting 109
109% 137 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 120%
Great: 136%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme KINGSTON OM8PCP31024F-A01 1TB
729GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFK52.8 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 517 525 545 571 573 574 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
148% Outstanding
Read 628
Write 662
Mixed 629
SusWrite 551
139% 617 MB/s
4K Read 40.2
4K Write 140
4K Mixed 52.3
202% 77.7 MB/s
DQ Read 551
DQ Write 705
DQ Mixed 689
503% 648 MB/s
Poor: 112%
This bench: 148%
Great: 248%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
931GB free
Firmware: 1001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 136 130 125 126 126 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
88.5% Excellent
Read 179
Write 174
Mixed 85.2
SusWrite 130
104% 142 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 1
176% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 88.5%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown NMUD480E85-3200E 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB 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
70.2% Very good
MC Read 34.4
MC Write 23.7
MC Mixed 20.4
75% 26.2 GB/s
SC Read 15
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 20.8
54% 18.7 GB/s
Latency 129
31% 129 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 70.2%
Great: 82%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8940 Builds (Compare 10,178 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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