Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 96.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics74.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive219% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8930  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0T2HR0
Memory48.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190716
Uptime3.9 Days
Run DateAug 26 '19 at 06:09
Run Duration1585 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700-$260
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
96.9% Outstanding
Memory 88
1-Core 141
2-Core 274
92% 168 Pts
4-Core 566
8-Core 1,072
98% 819 Pts
64-Core 1,103
68% 1,103 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 96.9%
Great: 99%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 0859) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6615
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
7.42% Terrible
Lighting 7.6
Reflection 11.1
Parallax 7.59
6% 8.76 fps
MRender 12
Gravity 7.07
Splatting 15.5
10% 11.5 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.42%
Great: 7%
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
Dell(1028 375D) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.17
Performing below potential (45th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
74.9% Very good
Lighting 95
Reflection 88
Parallax 87.2
77% 90.1 fps
MRender 103
Gravity 85.7
Splatting 73.9
70% 87.5 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 74.9%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pc601 NVMe SK hynix 512GB
175GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80002111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 944 695 696 648 662 692 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
219% Outstanding
Read 1,553
Write 1,941
Mixed 594
SusWrite 723
269% 1,203 MB/s
4K Read 40.6
4K Write 148
4K Mixed 60.3
217% 83.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,124
DQ Write 925
DQ Mixed 1,303
900% 1,117 MB/s
Poor: 102%
This bench: 219%
Great: 223%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
2TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 218 217 220 220 217 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA82GU6JJR8N-VK 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
83.6% Excellent
MC Read 29.7
MC Write 32.3
MC Mixed 27.3
85% 29.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.3
SC Write 33.7
SC Mixed 25.7
73% 25.6 GB/s
Latency 69.5
58% 69.5 ns
Poor: 81%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 93%

 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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