Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 108%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 110%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics105% 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 Drive208% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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
Memory10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210122
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 07 '21 at 17:18
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700-$232
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 92.5
1-Core 148
2-Core 297
98% 179 Pts
4-Core 594
8-Core 1,117
102% 855 Pts
64-Core 1,568
97% 1,568 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 102%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510
Dell(1028 C756) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.51
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
105% Outstanding
Lighting 130
Reflection 113
Parallax 129
106% 124 fps
MRender 184
Gravity 116
Splatting 105
107% 135 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 105%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme KBG40ZNS256G KIOXIA 256GB
162GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10410105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1143 1122 577 346 324 303 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
208% Outstanding
Read 1,518
Write 1,391
Mixed 1,259
SusWrite 636
269% 1,201 MB/s
4K Read 50.1
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 67.5
228% 80.5 MB/s
DQ Read 995
DQ Write 687
DQ Mixed 636
530% 773 MB/s
Poor: 87%
This bench: 208%
Great: 230%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
2TB free
Firmware: 1002
SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 214 216 218 218 216 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown KV0M5R-MIE 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (72nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
83.9% Excellent
MC Read 33.1
MC Write 31.8
MC Mixed 23
84% 29.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 36.7
SC Mixed 27
79% 27.5 GB/s
Latency 63.2
63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 83.9%
Great: 86%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8940 Builds (Compare 10,155 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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