Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results


Gaming 135% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 136% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	131% 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	242% 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	64GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

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

System	Dell XPS 8930 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0T2HR0
Memory	61.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190716
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 13 '19 at 17:09
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900-$1,989 11,853 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 152 2-Core 304 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 592 8-Core 1,141 103% 866 Pts	64-Core 1,507 93% 1,507 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% PNY(196E 1336) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.48 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	131% Outstanding	Lighting 178 Reflection 174 Parallax 168 145% 173 fps	MRender 203 Gravity 160 Splatting 112 124% 158 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS3030 1TB SSD 12,276 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 902GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS303224 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1916 1183 870 848 892 855 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	242% Outstanding	Read 871 Write 1,084 Mixed 954 SusWrite 1,094 227% 1,001 MB/s	4K Read 54 4K Write 190 4K Mixed 81.4 287% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,062 DQ Write 1,266 DQ Mixed 1,356 968% 1,228 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 242% Great: 286%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 577GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 439 464 478 481 481 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 481 Mixed 413 SusWrite 451 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 42.7 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 59 197% 69.8 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 353 265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%
WDC WDS100T2B0A 1TB 10,504 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 752GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 429 453 465 467 467 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 456 Write 403 Mixed 356 SusWrite 440 93% 414 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 61.5 4K Mixed 37.6 127% 43.1 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 276 227% 325 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 121%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2666 C16 4x16GB 2,802 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	MC Read 30.4 MC Write 34.8 MC Mixed 29.3 90% 31.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 38.2 SC Mixed 28.8 84% 29.3 GB/s	Latency 57.4 70% 57.4 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 112%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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	2,968x
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	694x
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	466x
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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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