Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics4.78% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive176% 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
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210122
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 17 '21 at 18:07
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10400-$130
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
90.7% Outstanding
Memory 91.8
1-Core 125
2-Core 249
87% 155 Pts
4-Core 482
8-Core 794
78% 638 Pts
64-Core 1,027
64% 1,027 Pts
Poor: 69%
This bench: 90.7%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 09C5) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9127
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
4.78% Terrible
Lighting 5.9
Reflection 78.1
Parallax 7.9
5% 30.6 fps
MRender 10.9
Gravity 8.9
Splatting 0.1
5% 6.63 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 4.78%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme PC SN530 WDC 256GB
110GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21112012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 222 223 223 223 222 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
176% Outstanding
Read 1,495
Write 920
Mixed 1,044
SusWrite 262
207% 930 MB/s
4K Read 46
4K Write 133
4K Mixed 64.1
222% 81.1 MB/s
DQ Read 676
DQ Write 723
DQ Mixed 564
462% 654 MB/s
Poor: 102%
This bench: 176%
Great: 200%
WD WD5000LPLX-00ZNTT0 500GB
85GB free
Firmware: 05.01A05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 88 92 92 92 92 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
51.5% Above average
Read 87.6
Write 79
Mixed 56.5
SusWrite 91.5
58% 78.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.8
161% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 51.5%
Great: 82%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMAA1GU6CJR6N-XN 859B0000802C CT8G4DFRA266.C8FJ 16GB
3200, 2666 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
68.4% Good
MC Read 26.3
MC Write 25.1
MC Mixed 19.7
68% 23.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.7
SC Write 26.3
SC Mixed 23.3
62% 21.8 GB/s
Latency 64.5
62% 64.5 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 68.4%
Great: 72%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8940 Builds (Compare 10,175 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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