Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 111% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With 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 88.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	122% 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 Drive	251% 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.
Memory	64GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell XPS 8930 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0T2HR0
Memory	35 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200701
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 21 '21 at 04:12
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$403 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Memory 80.3 1-Core 147 2-Core 296 94% 174 Pts	4-Core 519 8-Core 969 89% 744 Pts	64-Core 1,371 85% 1,371 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Dell(1028 372C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	122% Outstanding	Lighting 160 Reflection 165 Parallax 162 130% 163 fps	MRender 183 Gravity 143 Splatting 125 120% 150 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pm981a NVMe SAMSUNG 2048GB 2,636 User benchmarks, average bench 274% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: 15300229 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1413 1430 1442 1437 1470 1455 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	251% Outstanding	Read 2,388 Write 2,076 Mixed 1,754 SusWrite 1,441 429% 1,915 MB/s	4K Read 50.4 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 61.8 209% 71 MB/s	DQ Read 40 DQ Write 72.3 DQ Mixed 51.4 40% 54.6 MB/s
Poor: 170% ↑ This bench: 251% Great: 367%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 1002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 207 212 216 218 215 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
Generic USB CF Reader 2GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 3% 0GB free, PID 6362 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	1.04% Terrible	Read 2 Write 1.7 Mixed 2 SusWrite 1.9 3% 1.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 7% 0.1 MB/s
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.04% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA82GU6DJR8N-VK 4x16GB 126 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	84% Excellent	MC Read 29.8 MC Write 33.4 MC Mixed 26.7 86% 30 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 35.8 SC Mixed 27.3 76% 26.8 GB/s	Latency 80 50% 80 ns
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 93%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 26: 3R 2G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
26%	9%	115	223	131	60	23.8"	1920 1080	DELD0D2 DELL S2419H

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Gaming 32%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 30%

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System: Dell XPS 8930

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	2,982x
Core i7-9700Intel $250Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	1,514x
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	326x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	922x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	696x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	644x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	564x
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshiba $46Bench 145%, 33,719 samples	263x
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc601Bench 138%, 2,219 samples	158x

RAM
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GBUnknownBench 78%, 8,965 samples	473x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	467x
HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 4,647 samples	360x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $292

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16