Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 80%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics104% 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 Drive125% 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 (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8930  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0DF42J
Memory4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180327
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateMay 08 '18 at 05:10
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 44%
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 PC Performing as expected (47th 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 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
84.8% Excellent
Memory 91.5
1-Core 61.8
2-Core 234
71% 129 Pts
4-Core 420
8-Core 789
72% 605 Pts
64-Core 911
56% 911 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 84.8%
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: 397.31
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
104% Outstanding
Lighting 135
Reflection 130
Parallax 126
110% 130 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 130
Splatting 106
95% 117 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 104%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AADA4104 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
125% Outstanding
Read 1,940
Write 42.4
Mixed 56.7
142% 680 MB/s
4K Read 24.2
4K Write 67.4
4K Mixed 34.8
117% 42.2 MB/s
DQ Read 321
DQ Write 55.1
DQ Mixed 74.7
84% 150 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 125%
Great: 193%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
931GB free
Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 176
Mixed 142
124% 165 MB/s
4K Read 0.94
4K Write 1.72
4K Mixed 0.25
99% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 102%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
40.9% Average
MC Read 16.7
MC Write 14.3
MC Mixed 11.3
40% 14.1 GB/s
SC Read 6.4
SC Write 8.1
SC Mixed 13.8
27% 9.43 GB/s
Latency 64.9
62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 37%
This bench: 40.9%
Great: 49%

 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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