Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results


Gaming 75% Battleship	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 68% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	76.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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.

Very high background CPU (73%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell XPS 8930 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0DF42J
Memory	27.9 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191031
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 08 '19 at 21:48
Run Duration	318 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	73%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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-$175 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Memory 89.1 1-Core 137 2-Core 272 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 525 8-Core 807 82% 666 Pts	64-Core 1,072 66% 1,072 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Dell(1028 3301) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.12 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	76.4% Very good	Lighting 93.2 Reflection 104 Parallax 101 76% 99.5 fps	MRender 95.1 Gravity 91.2 Splatting 96.2 77% 94.2 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Asmedia USB-C3.1 Docking 1TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 872GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 312 313 294 250 300 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	68.4% Good	Read 374 Write 289 Mixed 347 SusWrite 281 73% 323 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 38.8 4K Mixed 30.4 97% 31.4 MB/s	DQ Read 129 DQ Write 130 DQ Mixed 141 103% 134 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 107%
SABRENT 1TB 741GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1040 970 903 1014 963 679 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 392GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 185 186 186 184 188 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Read 159 Write 151 Mixed 77 SusWrite 186 104% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 114%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100 19,960 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 92 94 95 93 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	51.7% Above average	Read 87.7 Write 72 Mixed 49.3 SusWrite 92.4 55% 75.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 170% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 61%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$176 41,439 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 475GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 62 63 64 64 63 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	41.1% Average	Read 80 Write 64.8 Mixed 69.2 SusWrite 62.7 52% 69.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 131% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 63%
Inateck ASM1153E 1TB 211 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 436GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 12 14 27 20 27 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	24% Poor	Read 62.5 Write 38.8 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 21.2 30% 40.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.7 106% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 24% Great: 107%
WD My Book Duo 0A10 3TB 203 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 940GB free, PID 0a10 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 99 100 99 98 95 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	41.5% Average	Read 104 Write 95.2 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 97.7 120% 89.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 92% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 59%
ST320005 42AS 2TB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 1.5TB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 83 82 82 82 83 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	38.1% Below average	Read 102 Write 98.5 Mixed 59 SusWrite 82.2 113% 85.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 94% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 38.1% Great: 38%
ST2000DL 003-9VT166 2TB 39 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 715GB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 82 82 81 81 82 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	32.9% Below average	Read 88.2 Write 87.5 Mixed 52.3 SusWrite 81.4 104% 77.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 47% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 32.9% Great: 48%
ST320005 42AS 2TB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 1.5TB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 81 81 81 81 82 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	39.1% Below average	Read 106 Write 98.2 Mixed 59 SusWrite 80.8 113% 86.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 101% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 38%
ST2000DL 003-9VT166 2TB 39 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 1.5TB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 80 80 80 80 80 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	35.6% Below average	Read 103 Write 110 Mixed 57.7 SusWrite 79.9 117% 87.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 60% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 35.6% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown ATECH16GPC42666U2Rx8 0000CE02 M378A1K43CB2-CTD 00002C ATECH16GPC42666U2Rx8 0000CE02 M378A1K43CB2-CTD 48GB 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 16384, 8192, 16384, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	80.1% Excellent	MC Read 28.2 MC Write 31.1 MC Mixed 25.2 80% 28.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 32.8 SC Mixed 25.9 73% 25.6 GB/s	Latency 68.3 59% 68.3 ns

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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 $186Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	3,010x
Core i7-9700Intel $243Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	1,533x
Core i5-8400Intel $114Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	328x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	930x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	700x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	648x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $50Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	569x
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshiba $33Bench 145%, 33,719 samples	266x
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc601Bench 138%, 2,219 samples	160x

RAM
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	476x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GBUnknownBench 78%, 8,965 samples	475x
HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 4,647 samples	362x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $295

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16