Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 95.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	104% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Dell XPS 8930 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0H0P0M
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190401
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '19 at 12:51
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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-$199 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Memory 89.2 1-Core 143 2-Core 287 95% 173 Pts	4-Core 545 8-Core 897 88% 721 Pts	64-Core 1,117 69% 1,117 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3731) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	104% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 120 Parallax 135 104% 127 fps	MRender 177 Gravity 125 Splatting 101 106% 134 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Ramsta S800 480GB 265 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 284GB free Firmware: RS81V0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 293 261 265 265 266 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Read 307 Write 296 Mixed 257 SusWrite 275 64% 284 MB/s	4K Read 39 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 52.8 183% 65.8 MB/s	DQ Read 223 DQ Write 287 DQ Mixed 101 119% 204 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 103%
Pc401 NVMe SK hynix 512GB 10,182 User benchmarks, average bench 146% 166GB free Firmware: 80007E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 693 613 608 611 610 611 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	222% Outstanding	Read 1,559 Write 988 Mixed 1,284 SusWrite 624 249% 1,114 MB/s	4K Read 49.3 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 69 240% 87.7 MB/s	DQ Read 936 DQ Write 1,182 DQ Mixed 841 695% 986 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 222% Great: 215%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: CC28 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 127 119 149 142 148 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 177 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 131 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 114%
Seagate Expansion 4TB 558 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 2TB free, PID 2322 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 105 103 106 109 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	52.2% Above average	Read 93.2 Write 101 Mixed 73 SusWrite 106 128% 93.3 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.5 192% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GB 4,647 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	MC Read 33 MC Write 30.4 MC Mixed 23.3 83% 28.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 32 SC Mixed 26.7 74% 26 GB/s	Latency 68.2 59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 88%

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

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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	2,980x
Core i7-9700Intel $250Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	1,514x
Core i7-8700KIntel $199Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	326x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	921x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	696x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	644x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	563x
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshiba $46Bench 145%, 33,719 samples	263x
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc601Bench 138%, 2,219 samples	158x

RAM
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GBUnknownBench 78%, 8,965 samples	472x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	467x
HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 4,647 samples	360x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $292

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16