Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 137%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 143%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 93.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics149% 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 Drive154% 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.
SystemDell XPS 8940  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0K3CM7
Memory51.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20221224
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateFeb 24 '23 at 17:56
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-11900K-$258
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
93.3% Outstanding
Memory 73.6
1-Core 168
2-Core 334
100% 192 Pts
4-Core 605
8-Core 1,061
101% 833 Pts
64-Core 1,602
99% 1,602 Pts
Poor: 94%
This bench: 93.3%
Great: 112%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 750
Dell(1028 09C5) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9664
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
7.77% Terrible
Lighting 8.7
Reflection 192
Parallax 10.8
7% 70.5 fps
MRender 13.5
Gravity 11.6
Splatting 9.1
9% 11.4 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 7.77%
Great: 8%
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500
Dell(1028 C903) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 526.98
Performing below potential (52nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
149% Outstanding
Lighting 216
Reflection 210
Parallax 199
176% 208 fps
MRender 200
Gravity 154
Splatting 137
131% 164 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 149%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme Micron 3400 NVMe 2TB
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 34000060 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 586 601 590 596 578 594 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
154% Outstanding
Read 618
Write 677
Mixed 612
SusWrite 591
141% 624 MB/s
4K Read 47.3
4K Write 95.2
4K Mixed 52
189% 64.8 MB/s
DQ Read 837
DQ Write 750
DQ Mixed 970
679% 852 MB/s
Poor: 154%
This bench: 154%
Great: 341%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
2TB free
Firmware: 1003
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 130 132 133 132 130 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8ATF2G64AZ-3G2B1 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
75% Very good
MC Read 35.7
MC Write 24
MC Mixed 21.9
78% 27.2 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 23.2
SC Mixed 23.2
63% 22.1 GB/s
Latency 93.4
43% 93.4 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 75%
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 10,209 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: $565
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