Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 96%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 95.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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 Drive335% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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
Memory27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180720
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 01 '18 at 21:31
Run Duration216 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8086K-$399
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
95.1% Outstanding
Memory 89.2
1-Core 142
2-Core 282
94% 171 Pts
4-Core 542
8-Core 914
89% 728 Pts
64-Core 1,121
69% 1,121 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 95.1%
Great: 102%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Dell(1028 3366) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 411.70
Performing below potential (71st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
104% Outstanding
Lighting 135
Reflection 147
Parallax 136
110% 139 fps
MRender 112
Gravity 131
Splatting 107
95% 117 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 104%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170
370GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1655 1683 1668 1733 1729 1704 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
335% Outstanding
Read 2,597
Write 2,012
Mixed 1,061
SusWrite 1,696
411% 1,841 MB/s
4K Read 59.2
4K Write 153
4K Mixed 78.8
272% 97 MB/s
DQ Read 1,047
DQ Write 908
DQ Mixed 975
731% 977 MB/s
Poor: 195%
This bench: 335%
Great: 393%
Ssdpekkf256g8 NVMe INTEL 256GB
221GB free
Firmware: D05N Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 497 277 277 275 279 273 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
205% Outstanding
Read 1566
Write 996
Mixed 947
SusWrite 313
212% 956 MB/s
4K Read 62.6
4K Write 140
4K Mixed 82.3
274% 94.9 MB/s
DQ Read 826
DQ Write 874
DQ Mixed 622
530% 774 MB/s
Poor: 108%
This bench: 205%
Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: CC28
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 189 189 187 186 185 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 198
Write 193
Mixed 80.3
SusWrite 188
120% 165 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.6
131% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 110%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
88.2% Excellent
MC Read 33
MC Write 34.3
MC Mixed 26.8
90% 31.4 GB/s
SC Read 19.7
SC Write 36.2
SC Mixed 26.5
78% 27.5 GB/s
Latency 68.2
59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 81%
This bench: 88.2%
Great: 90%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8930 Builds (Compare 6,378 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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