Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics79.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive93.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemDell XPS 8930  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0DF42J
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180517
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 22 '18 at 19:37
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing above expectations (61st 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 above expectations (81st percentile)
92.9% Outstanding
Memory 90.3
1-Core 130
2-Core 230
86% 150 Pts
4-Core 513
8-Core 882
85% 698 Pts
64-Core 1,128
70% 1,128 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 92.9%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Dell(1028 3301) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing below potential (50th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
79.3% Very good
Lighting 98.4
Reflection 109
Parallax 90.7
80% 99.2 fps
MRender 94.9
Gravity 92.6
Splatting 96.4
78% 94.6 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 79.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pc401 NVMe SK hynix 256GB
14GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80003E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 67 67 63 64 62 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
93.9% Outstanding
Read 864
Write 65.8
Mixed 135
SusWrite 66.4
60% 283 MB/s
4K Read 41.5
4K Write 71
4K Mixed 32.8
142% 48.4 MB/s
DQ Read 474
DQ Write 81.2
DQ Mixed 126
131% 227 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 93.9%
Great: 167%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: MX4OAD30
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 197 195 196 195 197 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 188
Write 188
Mixed 47.8
SusWrite 194
112% 154 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.6
145% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 110%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
80.1% Excellent
MC Read 32.4
MC Write 29.7
MC Mixed 22.8
81% 28.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 31.4
SC Mixed 25.7
71% 24.8 GB/s
Latency 66.8
60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 80.1%
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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