Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics15.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive168% 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
Memory9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180209
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 14 '18 at 04:42
Run Duration108 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing way above expectations (92nd 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 (100th percentile)
85.1% Excellent
Memory 91.4
1-Core 117
2-Core 233
83% 147 Pts
4-Core 455
8-Core 463
61% 459 Pts
64-Core 462
29% 462 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 85.1%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-$120
Asus(1043 84B8) 1GB
CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1200 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
15.2% Very poor
Lighting 18.7
Reflection 15.3
Parallax 16.3
15% 16.8 fps
MRender 22.3
Gravity 18.4
Splatting 16
15% 18.9 fps
Poor: 13%
This bench: 15.2%
Great: 16%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33
171GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AADA4104 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
168% Outstanding
Read 2,267
Write 314
Mixed 500
219% 1,027 MB/s
4K Read 21.1
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 51.1
152% 58.7 MB/s
DQ Read 218
DQ Write 212
DQ Mixed 31.7
74% 154 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 168%
Great: 193%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: MX4OAD30
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 196
Write 195
Mixed 176
142% 189 MB/s
4K Read 1.06
4K Write 2.16
4K Mixed 0.24
111% 1.15 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 112%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8ATF1G64AZ-2G3E1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
80.5% Excellent
MC Read 29.5
MC Write 31.9
MC Mixed 23.8
81% 28.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 32.4
SC Mixed 24.7
71% 24.9 GB/s
Latency 65.2
61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 80.5%
Great: 80%

 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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