Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results


Gaming 95% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 90.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	102% 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	281% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell XPS 8930 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0H0P0M
Memory	47.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191031
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 28 '20 at 17:51
Run Duration	277 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$412 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Memory 91.3 1-Core 139 2-Core 270 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 481 8-Core 888 82% 685 Pts	64-Core 1,274 79% 1,274 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Dell(1028 3366) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 131 Reflection 145 Parallax 134 107% 137 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 129 Splatting 106 94% 116 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pm981 NVMe Samsung 2048GB 331 User benchmarks, average bench 257% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: EXB72D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1227 1482 2028 1976 1748 1154 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	281% Outstanding	Read 2,192 Write 2,249 Mixed 1,582 SusWrite 1,603 429% 1,906 MB/s	4K Read 52.5 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 67.3 221% 74.6 MB/s	DQ Read 719 DQ Write 497 DQ Mixed 600 450% 605 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 281% Great: 330%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 285GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 8,014 Write 7,436 Mixed 7,450 1,704% 7,633 MB/s	4K Read 398 4K Write 214 4K Mixed 252 1,040% 288 MB/s	DQ Read 798 DQ Write 555 DQ Mixed 594 466% 649 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
WD easystore 25FB 10TB 3,369 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 6.5TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 183 178 181 179 181 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Read 176 Write 179 Mixed 120 SusWrite 180 222% 164 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.1 210% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 99%
WD Elements 25A3 10TB 3,723 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 7TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 181 183 195 185 186 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 188 Mixed 130 SusWrite 185 234% 173 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 7.1 4K Mixed 1 289% 3.93 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 95%
WD My Book 25EE 6TB 6,646 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 3.5TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 141 140 142 143 142 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	59.5% Above average	Read 145 Write 146 Mixed 110 SusWrite 140 183% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 123% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown KTP9W1-MIE 4x16GB 61 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	76.5% Very good	MC Read 26.6 MC Write 32.4 MC Mixed 25.3 80% 28.1 GB/s	SC Read 12.8 SC Write 25.8 SC Mixed 15.8 52% 18.1 GB/s	Latency 65.2 61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 92%

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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 $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	2,965x
Core i7-9700Intel $260Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	1,500x
Core i7-8700KIntel $188Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	325x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	915x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	693x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	640x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	560x
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	467x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	465x
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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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