Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 120%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 112%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 93%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics127% 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 Drive298% 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.
SystemDell XPS 8930  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0DF42J
Memory10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180517
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 14 '18 at 02:16
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700-$200
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
93% Outstanding
Memory 93.8
1-Core 133
2-Core 259
91% 162 Pts
4-Core 496
8-Core 838
81% 667 Pts
64-Core 1,122
70% 1,122 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 93%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Gigabyte(1458 374D) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing below potential (72nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
127% Outstanding
Lighting 176
Reflection 194
Parallax 191
144% 187 fps
MRender 124
Gravity 175
Splatting 125
115% 142 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 127%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
145GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1536 1706 1735 1748 1390 1040 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
298% Outstanding
Read 2,474
Write 1,929
Mixed 950
SusWrite 1,526
384% 1,720 MB/s
4K Read 48.7
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 63.8
215% 75 MB/s
DQ Read 1,044
DQ Write 738
DQ Mixed 840
641% 874 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 298%
Great: 353%
Samsung Portable SSD T3 2TB
510GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 391 394 396 393 385 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
74.2% Very good
Read 392
Write 376
Mixed 338
SusWrite 387
84% 373 MB/s
4K Read 23.5
4K Write 38.9
4K Mixed 28.7
93% 30.4 MB/s
DQ Read 126
DQ Write 133
DQ Mixed 77.7
73% 112 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 74.2%
Great: 97%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
80.6% Excellent
MC Read 32.3
MC Write 30.1
MC Mixed 22.7
81% 28.4 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 29.8
SC Mixed 25.3
70% 24.7 GB/s
Latency 60.3
66% 60.3 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 80.6%
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 6,366 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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