Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics6.95% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive178% 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.
Very high background CPU (82%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8930  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0DF42J
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180531
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 06 '18 at 01:40
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 82%

 PC Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8400-$131
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
90% Excellent
Memory 88.8
1-Core 126
2-Core 249
86% 155 Pts
4-Core 490
8-Core 732
76% 611 Pts
64-Core 715
44% 715 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 90%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7)
Dell(1028 0859) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4758
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
6.95% Terrible
Lighting 7.17
Reflection 10.9
Parallax 7.16
6% 8.4 fps
MRender 10.6
Gravity 6.23
Splatting 15
9% 10.6 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.95%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$46
290GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AADA4101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 432 430 408 413 405 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
178% Outstanding
Read 1,643
Write 634
Mixed 814
SusWrite 417
193% 877 MB/s
4K Read 48.2
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 47.9
202% 74.7 MB/s
DQ Read 700
DQ Write 444
DQ Mixed 342
317% 495 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 178%
Great: 216%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 192 189 191 191 192 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 181
Write 146
Mixed 81.7
SusWrite 191
110% 150 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 107%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
84.9% Excellent
MC Read 34.4
MC Write 32.4
MC Mixed 24.4
87% 30.4 GB/s
SC Read 18.3
SC Write 31.9
SC Mixed 25.9
72% 25.4 GB/s
Latency 68.7
58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 85%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8930 Builds (Compare 6,379 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Raft

System: Dell XPS 8930

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $292
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