Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	33.7% 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 Drive	110% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Dell XPS 8930 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0DF42J
Memory	8.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180706
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Aug 12 '18 at 15:31
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Memory 92.7 1-Core 136 2-Core 249 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 456 8-Core 753 74% 604 Pts	64-Core 913 56% 913 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Dell(1028 3512) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	33.7% Below average	Lighting 41.9 Reflection 31.8 Parallax 39.1 34% 37.6 fps	MRender 42 Gravity 40.2 Splatting 38.2 33% 40.1 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 33.7% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 748GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 393 398 405 409 388 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 427 Mixed 420 SusWrite 390 97% 432 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 87 4K Mixed 49.8 163% 57.3 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 291 235% 332 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 125%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 103 104 104 104 99 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	67% Good	Read 130 Write 120 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 102 75% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 2.1 380% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 94%
Innostor Ext. HDD 1TB 684 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 475GB free, PID 0621 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 39 39 39 39 37 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	20.4% Poor	Read 35.7 Write 36.2 Mixed 30.5 SusWrite 36.3 47% 34.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.5 99% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 20.4% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GB 8,965 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	79.8% Very good	MC Read 31.6 MC Write 30.2 MC Mixed 22.7 80% 28.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 30.1 SC Mixed 24.6 70% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 62.8 64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 85%

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

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Gaming 32%

Sail boat

Desktop 90%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 30%

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System: Dell XPS 8930

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	2,970x
Core i7-9700Intel $260Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	1,509x
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	326x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	915x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	695x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	642x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	562x
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshiba $46Bench 145%, 33,719 samples	262x
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc601Bench 138%, 2,219 samples	158x

RAM
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GBUnknownBench 78%, 8,965 samples	468x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	467x
HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 4,647 samples	359x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $292

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16