Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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.
Graphics99.7% 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 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.
SystemDell XPS 8930  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0DF42J
Memory10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181102
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateFeb 19 '19 at 20:31
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing above expectations (69th 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 (98th percentile)
95.1% Outstanding
Memory 88.8
1-Core 140
2-Core 271
92% 167 Pts
4-Core 545
8-Core 894
88% 719 Pts
64-Core 1,131
70% 1,131 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 95.1%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Dell(1028 3366) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 397.93
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
99.7% Outstanding
Lighting 127
Reflection 141
Parallax 119
103% 129 fps
MRender 110
Gravity 127
Splatting 104
92% 114 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 99.7%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33
155GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AADA4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 289 311 307 283 288 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
128% Outstanding
Read 824
Write 365
Mixed 396
SusWrite 301
104% 471 MB/s
4K Read 33.9
4K Write 135
4K Mixed 48.2
184% 72.3 MB/s
DQ Read 430
DQ Write 460
DQ Mixed 223
229% 371 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 128%
Great: 193%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
464GB free
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 489 482 487 489 408 296 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
123% Outstanding
Read 509
Write 478
Mixed 428
SusWrite 442
105% 464 MB/s
4K Read 39.4
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 55.2
193% 71 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 335
DQ Mixed 353
266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 123%
Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: CC27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 189 193 195 190 184 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 185
Write 146
Mixed 81
SusWrite 188
110% 150 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 107%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
80.4% Excellent
MC Read 32.3
MC Write 30
MC Mixed 22.7
81% 28.3 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 31.2
SC Mixed 26
73% 25.5 GB/s
Latency 68.7
58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 80.4%
Great: 85%

 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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