Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics77.7% 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 Drive217% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (55%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8930  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0T2HR0
Memory2.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190401
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateSep 03 '19 at 23:01
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 55%

 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700-$260
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
94.3% Outstanding
Memory 83.7
1-Core 136
2-Core 265
89% 161 Pts
4-Core 562
8-Core 1,042
96% 802 Pts
64-Core 1,072
66% 1,072 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 94.3%
Great: 99%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 0859) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6615
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
7.35% Terrible
Lighting 7.97
Reflection 9.77
Parallax 7.88
6% 8.54 fps
MRender 8.29
Gravity 7.1
Splatting 15.6
9% 10.3 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.35%
Great: 7%
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
77.7% Very good
Lighting 95.1
Reflection 109
Parallax 90.2
78% 98.2 fps
MRender 93.5
Gravity 91.3
Splatting 99.5
78% 94.8 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 77.7%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kxg60znv256g NVMe TOSHIBA 256GB
137GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10604105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1013 394 395 386 390 391 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
217% Outstanding
Read 1,912
Write 1,630
Mixed 1,212
SusWrite 495
292% 1,312 MB/s
4K Read 45.6
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 65.3
216% 76.9 MB/s
DQ Read 962
DQ Write 983
DQ Mixed 766
633% 904 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 217%
Great: 242%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
2TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 215 216 220 220 219 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
WD My Book 25EE 4TB
1.5TB free, PID 25ee
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 127 126 127 127 126 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
53% Above average
Read 123
Write 123
Mixed 108
SusWrite 126
164% 120 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
119% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 53%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
38.5% Below average
MC Read 13.1
MC Write 13
MC Mixed 11.6
36% 12.6 GB/s
SC Read 11.9
SC Write 13.3
SC Mixed 13.2
37% 12.8 GB/s
Latency 73.9
54% 73.9 ns
Poor: 37%
This bench: 38.5%
Great: 48%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8930 Builds (Compare 6,380 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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