Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics91.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8940  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0427JK
Memory18.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20220608
Uptime4.4 Days
Run DateAug 10 '22 at 01:15
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 17%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-11700-$210
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
85.2% Excellent
Memory 67.2
1-Core 152
2-Core 289
90% 169 Pts
4-Core 552
8-Core 997
93% 774 Pts
64-Core 1,150
71% 1,150 Pts
Poor: 87%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340
Dell(1028 3971) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.59
Relative performance (0th percentile)
91.2% Outstanding
Lighting 170
Reflection 210
Parallax 141
138% 174 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 91.2%
Great: 136%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme BC711 SK hynix 512GB
6GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 41002131 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 498
Write 327
Mixed 383
89% 402 MB/s
4K Read 33.4
4K Write 137
4K Mixed 12
139% 60.9 MB/s
DQ Read 825
DQ Write 676
DQ Mixed 864
616% 788 MB/s
Poor: 112% Great: 333%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
23GB free
Firmware: 1001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 181 183 155 144 173 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
91.2% Outstanding
Read 150
Write 164
Mixed 80.2
SusWrite 168
103% 141 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
128% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 91.2%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMAA2GU6AJR8N-XN 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69.6% Good
MC Read 35.9
MC Write 21.4
MC Mixed 20.4
74% 25.9 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 15.6
SC Mixed 19.5
51% 17.8 GB/s
Latency 108
37% 108 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 69.6%
Great: 103%

 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: $550
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