FAQ XPS 8940

Standard black chassis USA sales page

SE silver chassis USA sales page

Drivers

Manuals

CPU

KX53R Intel i9-11900KF Rocket Lake-S, 16MB, 3.50GHz, 125w, 8 core
M5WW1 Intel i9-11900K, Rocket Lake-S, 16MB, 3.50GHz, 125w, 8 core
0RG88 Intel i9-11900F Rocket Lake-S, 16MB, 2.50GHz, 65w, 8 core
X6R70 Intel i9-11900 Rocket Lake-S, 16MB, 2.50GHz, 65w, 8 core
3FCFJ Intel i7-11700KF Rocket Lake-S, 16MB, 3.60GHz, 125w, 8 core
267V6 Intel i7-11700K Rocket Lake-S, 16MB, 3.60GHz, 125w, 8 core
533FG Intel i7-11700F Rocket Lake-S, 16MB, 2.50GHz, 65w, 8 core
4X3CY Intel i7-11700 Rocket Lake-S, 16MB, 2.50GHz, 65w, 8 core
7FCVW Intel i5-11600KF Rocket Lake-S, 12MB, 3.90GHz, 125w, 6 core
7DPH1 Intel i5-11600K Rocket Lake-S, 12MB, 3.90GHz, 125w, 6 core
D4X2Y Intel i5-11400F Rocket Lake-S, 12MB, 2.60GHz, 65w, 6 core
CXRG1 Intel i5-11400 Rocket Lake-S, 12MB, 2.60GHz, 65w, 6 core

R56MP Intel i9-10900KF Comet Lake-S, 3.70GHz, 20MB, 125w, 10 core
3PH75 Intel i9-10900K Comet Lake-S, 3.70GHz, 20MB, 125w, 10 core
48X0T Intel i9-10900F Comet Lake-S, 2.80GHz, 20MB, 65w, 10 core
35G7Y Intel i9-10900 Comet Lake-S, 2.80GHz, 20MB, 65w, 10 core
NJV41 Intel i7-10700KF Comet Lake-S, 3.80GHz, 16MB, 125w, 8 core
C2T71 Intel i7-10700K Comet Lake-S, 3.80GHz, 16MB, 125w, 8 core
JCPGM Intel i7-10700F Comet Lake-S, 2.90GHz, 16MB, 65w, 8 core
DX5NG Intel i7-10700 Comet Lake-S, 2.90GHz, 16MB, 65w, 8 core
FGJ4W Intel i5-10600KF Comet Lake-S, 4.10GHz, 12MB, 125w, 6 core
R1PRN Intel i5-10600K Comet Lake-S, 4.10GHz, 12MB, 125w, 6 core
2D8P4 Intel i5-10400F Comet Lake-S, 2.90GHz, 12MB, 65w, 6 core
25PHV Intel i5-10400 Comet Lake-S, 2.90GHz, 12MB, 65w, 6 core
CT26X Intel i3-10100 Comet Lake-S, 3.60GHz, 8MB, 65w, 4 core

Heatsinks
2NW0M 95W CPU heatsink (April 2021)
VWD01 95W CPU heatsink (August 2019)
612F7 VR-MS heatsink

HDD caddy
PXWYJ metal HDD caddy 3.5"
YHNFX plastic HDD cady 2.5"

Motherboards =
KV3RP Foxconn 02012PQ00-600-G, Released July 9, 2020
2W4W1 Foxconn 02012TA00-600-G, Released December 1, 2020, Brazil only
F1H92 Foxconn 02012YJ00-600-G, Released March 15, 2021, Brazil only
427JK Foxconn 02012VY00-600-G, Released March 15, 2021
K3CM7 Foxconn ??, Released July 14, 2021

Optical disk drives =
PVM4X HLDS BU40N, Blu-ray writer, 9.5mm, SATA, 6x/6x
9M9FK HLDS GU90N, DVD+/-RW, 9.5mm, SATA, 8x/8x
PNDVV PLDS DU-8A5LH, DU-8AESH, DVD+/-RW, 9.5mm, SATA, 8x/8x
YYCRW PLDS DU-8A5LH, DVD+/-RW, 9.5mm, SATA, 8x/8x

PSU
2VD0G 360w Liteon
5K7J8 500w Delta
99TPH 500w Liteon
Y7R0X 500w Chicony

Ram
Four UDIMM slots
Maximum 128GB
2666 MHz, i3/i5 CPU
2933 MHz, i7/i9 CPU

128GB = 4x32GB
64GB = 2x32GB, 4x16GB
32GB = 1x32GB, 2x16GB
16GB = 1x16GB, 2x8GB
8GB = 1x8GB, 2x4GB

To be clear from a Dell warranty and policy perspective, a user should not expect our OEM BIOS and OEM tested/validated memory sticks to work without issues using non-tested/non-validated retail memory sticks.

The XPS 8940 is shipped with 3200MHz memory. However, with 10th gen Intel Core i3/i5 processors, it is limited to 2666MHz. With all Intel Core i7/i9 processors, it is limited to 2933MHz.

732YD 32GB DDR4, 3200MHz, 2Rx8, Unbuffered, 288 pin, Dual Rank, 1.2V, Non-ECC, Non-Encrypted, Hynix HMAA4GU6AJR8N-XN/HMAA4GU6CJR8N-XN, Micron MTA16ATF4G64AZ-3G2B1/MTA16ATF4G64AZ-3G2E1, Samsung M378A4G43AB2-CWE

DK8NX 16GB DDR4, 3200MHz, 2Gx64, Unbuffered, 288 pin, Single Rank, 1.2V, Non-ECC, Non-Encrypted Adata AO2P32NCSV1-BEVS, Hynix HMAA2GU6AJR8N-XN/HMAA2GU6CJR8N-XN, Kingston KDK8NX-MIB/KDK8NX-MIE, Micron MTA8ATF2G64AZ-3G2B1/MTA8ATF2G64AZ-3G2E1, Samsung M378A2G43AB3-CWE/M378A2G43BB3-CWE

C5N22 16GB DDR4, 3200MHz, 2Gx64, 2RX8, Unbuffered, 288 pin, Dual Rank, 1.2V, Non-ECC, Non-Encrypted, Adata AO2P32NCST2-BZ7SHD, Hynix HMA82GU6DJR8N-XN, Kingston KC5N22-HYD/KC5N22-MIE, Micron MTA16ATF2G64AZ-3G2J1, Samsung M378A2K43EB1-CWE

9CXF2 8GB DDR4, 3200MHz, 1Gx64, Unbuffered, 288 pin, Single Rank, 1.2V, Non-ECC, Non-Encrypted Adata AO2P32NC8W1-BD3SHC, Hynix HMAA1GU6CJR6N-XN, Kingston K9CXF2-MIB/K9CXF2-MIE, Micron MTA4ATF1G64AZ-3G2B1/MTA4ATF1G64AZ-3G2E1, Samsung M378A1G44AB0-CWE/M378A1G44BB0-CWE

V0M5R 8GB DDR4, 3200MHz, 1Gx64, 1RX8, Unbuffered, 288 pin, Single Rank, 1.2V, Non-ECC, Non-Encrypted, Adata AO2P32NC8T1-BZ5SHD, Hynix HMA81GU6CJR8N-XN/HMA81GU6DJR8N-XN, Kingston KV0M5R-HYD/KV0M5R-MIE, Micron MTA8ATF1G64AZ-3G2J1, Samsung M378A1K43EB2-CWE

36FTX 4GB DDR4, 3200MHz, 512x64, 1RX16, Unbuffered, 288 pin, Single Rank, 1.2V, Non-ECC, Non-Encrypted, Adata AO2P32NC4U1-BZNSHD, Hynix HMA851U6DJR6N-XN, Kingston K36FTX-MIE, Micron MTA4ATF51264AZ-3G2J1, Samsung M378A5244CB0-CWE

Video cards

KX61M MSI GeForce RTX 3070 8GB
MTVG8 MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti LHR (Lite Hash Rate) 12GB
86RMK MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8GB
H74DC MSI GeForce RTX 3060 12GB
M49TT MSI GeForce RTX 3060 LHR 12GB
GPCKW MSI GeForce RTX 2070 Super, 8GB, Three DP 1.4/HDMI 2.0b
G7CH1 MSI GeForce RTX 2060 Super, 8GB, DP 1.4/HDMI 2.0b/DVI-D
DHRKF MSI GeForce RTX 2060, 6GB, DP 1.4/HDMI 2.0b/DVI-D
KPNXF MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Ti, 6GB, DP 1.4/HDMI 2.0b/DVI-D
7MKYT MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Super, 6GB, DP 1.4/HDMI 2.0b/DVI-D
4WY5P ECS GeForce GTX 1650 Super, 4GB, DP 1.4/HDMI 2.0b/DVI-D
7HNWN ECS GeForce GT 1030, 2GB, HDMI 2.0/DVI-D
7RR0M MSI RX 6700 XT Navi 22XTLH
WNDM8 MSI RX 6600 XT Navi23
4FCCX ECS RX 5700 XT, 8GB, Three DP 1.4/HDMI 2.0b
38MPY ECS RX 5700, 8GB, Three DP 1.4/HDMI 2.0b
NH5PX MSI RX 5600 XT, 6GB, Three DP 1.4/HDMI 2.0
5V7N7 MSI RX 5300, 3GB, Two DP 1.4/HDMI 2.0b
Onboard Intel UHD 630, Two DP 1.4/HDMI 2.0