Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results


Gaming 91% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	99.3% 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 Drive	173% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Dell XPS 8930 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0DF42J
Memory	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180327
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 18 '18 at 21:09
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Memory 87.1 1-Core 113 2-Core 240 82% 147 Pts	4-Core 491 8-Core 763 77% 627 Pts	64-Core 1,104 68% 1,104 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Dell(1028 3366) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.65 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99.3% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 139 Parallax 126 104% 131 fps	MRender 106 Gravity 125 Splatting 104 91% 112 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33 44,050 User benchmarks, average bench 125% 152GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 338 312 307 314 299 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	173% Outstanding	Read 1,728 Write 1,036 Mixed 1,066 SusWrite 309 229% 1,035 MB/s	4K Read 42 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 58.2 194% 68.3 MB/s	DQ Read 739 DQ Write 372 DQ Mixed 289 286% 467 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 173% Great: 193%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 180 176 182 182 180 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 154 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 180 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 114%
WD My Book 1140 2TB 10,094 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 1TB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 89 88 90 90 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	43.2% Average	Read 119 Write 121 Mixed 76 SusWrite 88.5 134% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 102% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GB 8,965 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76.7% Very good	MC Read 31.2 MC Write 29.3 MC Mixed 22.5 79% 27.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 25.1 SC Mixed 22.3 60% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 70.4 57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 85%

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

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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	2,965x
Core i7-9700Intel $260Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	1,501x
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	325x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	915x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	693x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	640x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	560x
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshiba $46Bench 145%, 33,719 samples	262x
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc601Bench 138%, 2,219 samples	158x

RAM
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GBUnknownBench 78%, 8,965 samples	467x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	465x
HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 4,647 samples	359x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $292

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16