Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.6% 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 Drive150% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemDell XPS 8930  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0DF42J
Memory4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171212
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 14 '18 at 20:27
Run Duration86 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-8100-$110
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
77.9% Very good
Memory 83.1
1-Core 115
2-Core 229
80% 142 Pts
4-Core 419
8-Core 429
56% 424 Pts
64-Core 433
27% 433 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 77.9%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i3)
Dell(1028 0859) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4758
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
6.6% Terrible
Lighting 7.13
Reflection 9.88
Parallax 6.88
6% 7.96 fps
MRender 7.19
Gravity 6.23
Splatting 14.4
8% 9.29 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.6%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33
188GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AADA4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
150% Outstanding
Read 2,179
Write 334
Mixed 561
220% 1,025 MB/s
4K Read 30.5
4K Write 99.2
4K Mixed 22.3
127% 50.7 MB/s
DQ Read 32.6
DQ Write 217
DQ Mixed 23.2
48% 91 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 150%
Great: 193%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
40.1% Average
MC Read 14.8
MC Write 13.9
MC Mixed 11.5
38% 13.4 GB/s
SC Read 12.2
SC Write 13.1
SC Mixed 11.8
35% 12.4 GB/s
Latency 75
53% 75 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 40.1%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8930 Builds (Compare 6,360 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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