Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics99.2% 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 Drive110% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8930  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0DF42J
Memory6.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171006
Uptime8.8 Days
Run DateNov 27 '19 at 23:27
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 37%
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 PC Performing as expected (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
88.4% Excellent
Memory 89.8
1-Core 133
2-Core 250
88% 157 Pts
4-Core 468
8-Core 728
74% 598 Pts
64-Core 1,070
66% 1,070 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 88.4%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Dell(1028 3366) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
99.2% Outstanding
Lighting 125
Reflection 139
Parallax 126
102% 130 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 130
Splatting 105
94% 116 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 99.2%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33
10GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AADA4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 26 26 16 34 35 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 1,642
Write 30.3
Mixed 53.2
SusWrite 24.9
91% 438 MB/s
4K Read 35.6
4K Write 22.2
4K Mixed 28.9
103% 28.9 MB/s
DQ Read 476
DQ Write 20.3
DQ Mixed 36.6
80% 178 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 110%
Great: 193%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
498GB free
Firmware: CC34
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 101 99 99 98 99 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
60.6% Good
Read 111
Write 103
Mixed 59.7
SusWrite 100
68% 93.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.7
129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 60.6%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69.7% Good
MC Read 29.3
MC Write 23.3
MC Mixed 22.1
71% 24.9 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 21.9
SC Mixed 20.7
55% 19.3 GB/s
Latency 67.5
59% 67.5 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 69.7%
Great: 85%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8930 Builds (Compare 6,379 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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