Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics94.2% 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 Drive142% 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
Memory5.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181102
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 19 '19 at 21:21
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$193
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
91.1% Outstanding
Memory 86.4
1-Core 136
2-Core 272
90% 165 Pts
4-Core 514
8-Core 848
83% 681 Pts
64-Core 1107
68% 1107 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 91.1%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
Dell(1028 3471) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 418.91
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
94.2% Outstanding
Lighting 127
Reflection 137
Parallax 87.1
103% 117 fps
MRender 84.6
Gravity 111
Splatting 87.1
77% 94.1 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 94.2%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$60
320GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AADA4105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 279 391 435 434 441 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
142% Outstanding
Read 1,698
Write 43.3
Mixed 73.7
SusWrite 355
115% 543 MB/s
4K Read 33.6
4K Write 32.5
4K Mixed 36.7
115% 34.3 MB/s
DQ Read 720
DQ Write 28
DQ Mixed 166
173% 305 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 142%
Great: 216%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC28
SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 196 197 195 195 196 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 191
Write 183
Mixed 85.5
SusWrite 196
120% 164 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 111%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
75.3% Very good
MC Read 29.8
MC Write 28.4
MC Mixed 21.7
76% 26.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.8
SC Write 27.9
SC Mixed 23.8
66% 23.2 GB/s
Latency 71
56% 71 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8930 Builds (Compare 6,409 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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