Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results


Gaming 95% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	103% 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 Drive	274% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Dell XPS 8930 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0DF42J
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181102
Uptime	3.3 Days
Run Date	May 21 '19 at 04:04
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Memory 93 1-Core 138 2-Core 262 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 459 8-Core 820 77% 640 Pts	64-Core 1015 63% 1015 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Dell(1028 3366) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	103% Outstanding	Lighting 132 Reflection 144 Parallax 123 108% 133 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 132 Splatting 106 95% 117 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 540GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1471 1222 1224 1002 979 800 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	274% Outstanding	Read 2,198 Write 1,922 Mixed 1,197 SusWrite 1,116 360% 1,608 MB/s	4K Read 52.9 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 83.7 264% 93.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,027 DQ Write 562 DQ Mixed 975 677% 855 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 274% Great: 372%
Seagate Ultra Slim PL 2TB 1,166 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 180GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 64 64 62 63 62 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	31.7% Below average	Read 48.3 Write 47.7 Mixed 61.8 SusWrite 61.3 41% 54.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.4 129% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 31.7% Great: 68%
WD My Book 25EE 8TB 12,029 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 162 165 146 143 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	72.7% Very good	Read 158 Write 169 Mixed 74.8 SusWrite 157 187% 140 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.9 205% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 98%
WD My Passport 0820 2TB 18,744 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 47GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 50 49 48 49 50 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	22.7% Poor	Read 46.1 Write 45.8 Mixed 34 SusWrite 48.8 59% 43.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 22.7% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 2x8GB 6,858 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	MC Read 32.6 MC Write 30.9 MC Mixed 23.4 83% 29 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 30.8 SC Mixed 26.5 72% 25.4 GB/s	Latency 62 64% 62 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 88%

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Gaming 32%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 30%

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System: Dell XPS 8930

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	2,970x
Core i7-9700Intel $260Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	1,509x
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	326x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	915x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	695x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	642x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	562x
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshiba $46Bench 145%, 33,719 samples	262x
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc601Bench 138%, 2,219 samples	158x

RAM
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GBUnknownBench 78%, 8,965 samples	468x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	467x
HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 4,647 samples	359x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $292

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16