Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 122%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 113%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 96%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics126% 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 Drive132% 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.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemDell XPS 8930  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0DF42J
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180720
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 12 '18 at 15:24
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700-$200
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
96% Outstanding
Memory 91.5
1-Core 135
2-Core 273
92% 167 Pts
4-Core 540
8-Core 886
87% 713 Pts
64-Core 1,122
70% 1,122 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 96%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 399.24
Performing below potential (68th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
126% Outstanding
Lighting 174
Reflection 188
Parallax 191
142% 184 fps
MRender 123
Gravity 178
Splatting 128
116% 143 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 126%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX7000 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$155
140GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CB1.1.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 852 695 265 121 121 208 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
132% Outstanding
Read 800
Write 854
Mixed 727
SusWrite 377
155% 689 MB/s
4K Read 29.3
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 48.2
166% 63.7 MB/s
DQ Read 470
DQ Write 652
DQ Mixed 515
402% 546 MB/s
Poor: 95%
This bench: 132%
Great: 142%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30
396GB free
Firmware: MS2OA810
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 144 152 151 151 150 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
95.5% Outstanding
Read 185
Write 188
Mixed 36.7
SusWrite 148
101% 139 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.6
137% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 95.5%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 009C3616 HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 16GB
2666, 2666 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
83.4% Excellent
MC Read 31.9
MC Write 32.4
MC Mixed 23
83% 29.1 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 36.6
SC Mixed 27.4
79% 27.6 GB/s
Latency 64.9
62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 82%
This bench: 83.4%
Great: 83%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8930 Builds (Compare 6,366 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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