Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics85.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive179% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8940  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0KV3RP
Memory9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210301
Uptime4.9 Days
Run DateApr 28 '21 at 18:01
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 18%
Watch Gameplay: 2060 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (48th 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 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
85.8% Excellent
Memory 86.1
1-Core 99
2-Core 244
79% 143 Pts
4-Core 460
8-Core 764
75% 612 Pts
64-Core 1012
63% 1012 Pts
Poor: 69%
This bench: 85.8%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
Dell(1028 3759) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.11
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
85.5% Excellent
Lighting 108
Reflection 100
Parallax 106
88% 105 fps
MRender 124
Gravity 93.6
Splatting 86
81% 101 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme KBG40ZNS256G KIOXIA 256GB
130GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10410105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1007 865 377 383 387 375 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
179% Outstanding
Read 1,303
Write 1,362
Mixed 1,223
SusWrite 566
250% 1,113 MB/s
4K Read 41.6
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 56.1
197% 71.8 MB/s
DQ Read 780
DQ Write 650
DQ Mixed 657
508% 696 MB/s
Poor: 87%
This bench: 179%
Great: 230%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
762GB free
Firmware: 13057113
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 168 164 166 166 166 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
95.4% Outstanding
Read 167
Write 152
Mixed 87.4
SusWrite 166
105% 143 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.2
238% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 95.4%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8ATF2G64AZ-3G2E1 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
39.8% Below average
MC Read 14.4
MC Write 15.1
MC Mixed 10.9
38% 13.5 GB/s
SC Read 11.1
SC Write 10.4
SC Mixed 11.7
32% 11.1 GB/s
Latency 71.2
56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 39.8%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8940 Builds (Compare 10,172 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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