Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics67.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive128% 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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8930  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0DF42J
Memory5.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180517
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateOct 22 '18 at 14:43
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 21%
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 PC Performing below expectations (38th 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 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
76.4% Very good
Memory 78.5
1-Core 111
2-Core 210
75% 133 Pts
4-Core 400
8-Core 733
68% 566 Pts
64-Core 912
56% 912 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 94%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Dell(1028 3301) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 411.70
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
67.2% Good
Lighting 82.6
Reflection 92.5
Parallax 83.4
67% 86.2 fps
MRender 81.6
Gravity 79.8
Splatting 83.3
67% 81.5 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 67.2%
Great: 88%
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7)
Dell(1028 0859) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4758
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.71% Terrible
Lighting 8.27
Reflection 11.5
Parallax 8.28
7% 9.35 fps
MRender 9.19
Gravity 7.47
Splatting 16.5
10% 11.1 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.71%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33
54GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AADA4101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 188 164 160 159 159 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
128% Outstanding
Read 1,490
Write 228
Mixed 281
SusWrite 169
116% 542 MB/s
4K Read 28.4
4K Write 90.3
4K Mixed 40.1
142% 52.9 MB/s
DQ Read 423
DQ Write 194
DQ Mixed 307
228% 308 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 128%
Great: 193%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
820GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 199 193 192 196 196 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
98.5% Outstanding
Read 152
Write 184
Mixed 78.3
SusWrite 192
111% 152 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.9
159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 98.5%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M378A1K43CB2-CTD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
67.9% Good
MC Read 25.4
MC Write 26.9
MC Mixed 20.8
70% 24.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.4
SC Write 24.1
SC Mixed 20.7
56% 19.7 GB/s
Latency 83.4
48% 83.4 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 67.9%
Great: 87%

 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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