Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 94.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	30.9% 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	102% 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.
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.

Run History

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System	Dell XPS 8930 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0DF42J
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191031
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 27 '20 at 19:59
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$139 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Memory 93.4 1-Core 139 2-Core 272 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 519 8-Core 798 81% 658 Pts	64-Core 776 48% 776 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 101%

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: 442.19 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	30.9% Below average	Lighting 38.4 Reflection 30.2 Parallax 36.8 31% 35.1 fps	MRender 38.1 Gravity 37.4 Splatting 35.2 30% 36.9 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 30.9% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33 44,050 User benchmarks, average bench 125% 112GB free (System drive) Firmware: AADA4106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 291 261 252 242 238 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 273 Write 323 Mixed 431 SusWrite 263 73% 323 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 47.8 194% 78 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 202 190% 297 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 193%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 855GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 203 200 205 204 205 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 209 Write 129 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 203 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 113%
Seagate BUP Slim BL 2TB 5,029 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 844GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 100 101 100 97 100 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Read 101 Write 103 Mixed 84.6 SusWrite 99.6 72% 97.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.6 181% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 66%
WD My Passport 25E1 2TB 20,154 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1TB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 99 98 98 98 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	41.8% Average	Read 98.2 Write 97.4 Mixed 55.4 SusWrite 97.8 117% 87.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 61%
WD 4000BEV External 400GB 65 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 353GB free, PID 1010 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 43 43 44 43 43 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	20.5% Poor	Read 37.5 Write 35.7 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 43.3 49% 36.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 20.5% Great: 21%

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 (98^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	MC Read 35.3 MC Write 34.2 MC Mixed 25 90% 31.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 32.6 SC Mixed 26.4 75% 26.3 GB/s	Latency 61.3 65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 88%

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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	2,994x
Core i7-9700Intel $250Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	1,524x
Core i5-8400Intel $125Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	327x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	927x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	697x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	645x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	565x
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshiba $37Bench 145%, 33,719 samples	264x
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc601Bench 138%, 2,219 samples	159x

RAM
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GBUnknownBench 78%, 8,965 samples	473x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	470x
HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 4,647 samples	361x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $292

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16