Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 96.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	30.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	237% 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	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.

System	Dell XPS 8930 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0T2HR0
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191031
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 22 '20 at 18:17
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700-$260 79,875 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Memory 84.8 1-Core 148 2-Core 294 95% 176 Pts	4-Core 583 8-Core 1,134 102% 858 Pts	64-Core 1,135 70% 1,135 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Dell(1028 3512) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	30.7% Below average	Lighting 38.1 Reflection 30.4 Parallax 40.9 31% 36.5 fps	MRender 38.4 Gravity 37.2 Splatting 35.2 30% 36.9 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 30.7% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kxg60znv256g NVMe TOSHIBA 256GB 4,018 User benchmarks, average bench 184% 141GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10604106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 992 259 324 301 282 252 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	237% Outstanding	Read 2109 Write 1,629 Mixed 1,293 SusWrite 402 302% 1,358 MB/s	4K Read 54.8 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 78.5 269% 98.3 MB/s	DQ Read 787 DQ Write 1,228 DQ Mixed 758 644% 924 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 237% Great: 242%
Adata SU635 240GB-$20 12,702 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 90GB free Firmware: N181017a SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 445 453 380 25 25 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Read 485 Write 418 Mixed 360 SusWrite 267 86% 383 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 98.9 4K Mixed 41.8 163% 59.4 MB/s	DQ Read 85.9 DQ Write 286 DQ Mixed 133 117% 168 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 697GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 148 145 145 143 143 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Read 139 Write 120 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 145 88% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 113% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 389GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 134 130 130 128 127 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Read 155 Write 157 Mixed 46 SusWrite 130 88% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 113%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 70GB free Firmware: 0915 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 119 122 129 122 120 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	52.7% Above average	Read 61.3 Write 80.3 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 122 62% 83.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.5 172% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GB 9,471 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	85.8% Excellent	MC Read 34.3 MC Write 33.8 MC Mixed 24 88% 30.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 32.3 SC Mixed 26.6 75% 26.1 GB/s	Latency 72.1 56% 72.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 88%

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

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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 $15	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