Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics7.36% 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 Drive214% 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemDell XPS 8940  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0KV3RP
Memory58.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201026
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 16 '20 at 23:07
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Memory 90.9
1-Core 153
2-Core 302
99% 182 Pts
4-Core 587
8-Core 1,026
97% 807 Pts
64-Core 1,625
100% 1,625 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 100%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 09C5) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.8141
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.36% Terrible
Lighting 6.83
Reflection 12.3
Parallax 9
6% 9.38 fps
MRender 13.6
Gravity 7.67
Splatting 17
11% 12.8 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.36%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pcie SSD 1TB
861GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM22.7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1869 997 999 989 999 998 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
214% Outstanding
Read 1,015
Write 1138
Mixed 1,399
SusWrite 1,142
266% 1,173 MB/s
4K Read 40
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 63.1
205% 74.5 MB/s
DQ Read 989
DQ Write 810
DQ Mixed 916
681% 905 MB/s
Poor: 112%
This bench: 214%
Great: 284%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$29
931GB free
Firmware: MS2OA810
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 177 177 178 179 179 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 173
Write 171
Mixed 8.5
SusWrite 178
95% 133 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.6
120% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 101%
Great: 107%
Seagate ST500LM021-1KJ152 500GB
417GB free
Firmware: 0002LIM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 138 138 136 139 138 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
79.4% Very good
Read 140
Write 137
Mixed 69.7
SusWrite 137
88% 121 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.8
149% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 77%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4-3600C18-32GVK 2x31.5GB
2 of 4 slots used
63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
84.4% Excellent
MC Read 31.2
MC Write 32.8
MC Mixed 25.3
85% 29.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.5
SC Write 36
SC Mixed 26.7
76% 26.7 GB/s
Latency 65.9
61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 73%
This bench: 84.4%
Great: 138%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8940 Builds (Compare 10,152 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: $559
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