Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 92.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics79.8% 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 Drive85.3% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8930  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0DF42J
Memory26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191031
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 20 '20 at 19:52
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700-$200
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
92.7% Outstanding
Memory 83
1-Core 140
2-Core 277
91% 167 Pts
4-Core 550
8-Core 890
88% 720 Pts
64-Core 1,085
67% 1,085 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 92.7%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing below potential (61st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
79.8% Very good
Lighting 101
Reflection 109
Parallax 96
82% 102 fps
MRender 91.7
Gravity 94.5
Splatting 89.7
75% 92 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 79.8%
Great: 87%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SK hynix SC308 SATA 256GB
157GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 30000P10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 226 252 254 255 255 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
85.3% Excellent
Read 449
Write 90.5
Mixed 205
SusWrite 243
54% 247 MB/s
4K Read 33.5
4K Write 96.5
4K Mixed 24.3
133% 51.4 MB/s
DQ Read 352
DQ Write 252
DQ Mixed 186
170% 263 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 85.3%
Great: 86%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CT8G4DFS8266.M8FE 00002C0F 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 00009B05 CT8G4DFS8266.M8FE 00002C0F 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 32GB
2666, 2666, 2666, 2666 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
88% Excellent
MC Read 32.2
MC Write 34.4
MC Mixed 27.6
90% 31.4 GB/s
SC Read 19.4
SC Write 36.6
SC Mixed 27.4
79% 27.8 GB/s
Latency 75.1
53% 75.1 ns
Poor: 84%
This bench: 88%
Great: 92%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8930 Builds (Compare 6,366 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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