Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics103% 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 Drive196% 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
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180517
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 16 '18 at 20:37
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
96.8% Outstanding
Memory 92.9
1-Core 140
2-Core 278
94% 170 Pts
4-Core 543
8-Core 774
83% 659 Pts
64-Core 1,091
68% 1,091 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 96.8%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Dell(1028 3366) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 387.95
Performing below potential (61st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
103% Outstanding
Lighting 134
Reflection 145
Parallax 124
109% 134 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 129
Splatting 107
94% 116 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 103%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$46
424GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AADA4104 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 561 432 433 430 430 425 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
196% Outstanding
Read 1,837
Write 1051
Mixed 1,316
SusWrite 452
259% 1,164 MB/s
4K Read 46
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 55.9
200% 71.2 MB/s
DQ Read 756
DQ Write 729
DQ Mixed 781
576% 755 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 196%
Great: 216%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: MX4OAD30
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 188 192 194 191 189 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 189
Write 197
Mixed 32
SusWrite 191
110% 152 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.6
150% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 109%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
82.7% Excellent
MC Read 32.4
MC Write 32.6
MC Mixed 23
84% 29.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 31.5
SC Mixed 25.9
71% 24.8 GB/s
Latency 62.3
64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 82.7%
Great: 88%

 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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