Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results


Gaming 72% Battleship	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 67% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	78.3% 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 Drive	101% 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	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell XPS 8930 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0DF42J
Memory	19.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191226
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Apr 05 '20 at 02:08
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Memory 90.2 1-Core 136 2-Core 262 90% 163 Pts	4-Core 451 8-Core 790 75% 620 Pts	64-Core 982 61% 982 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 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 (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	78.3% Very good	Lighting 97.7 Reflection 105 Parallax 91.3 80% 98 fps	MRender 92.6 Gravity 90.7 Splatting 93.8 76% 92.4 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 88%
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7) 147,588 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Dell(1028 0859) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7262 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.56% Terrible	Lighting 7.6 Reflection 11.7 Parallax 6.78 6% 8.7 fps	MRender 12.9 Gravity 7.57 Splatting 15.8 10% 12.1 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.56% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 368GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 386 273 246 269 251 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 458 Write 441 Mixed 391 SusWrite 296 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 83.1 4K Mixed 47.2 156% 54.8 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 353 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 443GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 394 313 356 369 328 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 446 Write 422 Mixed 389 SusWrite 354 91% 403 MB/s	4K Read 38.3 4K Write 87.9 4K Mixed 50.4 169% 58.9 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 351 265% 354 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 133%
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33 44,050 User benchmarks, average bench 125% 238GB free Firmware: AADA4106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 651 400 846 937 972 885 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	198% Outstanding	Read 1465 Write 372 Mixed 970 SusWrite 782 199% 897 MB/s	4K Read 41.9 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 57.4 191% 67.2 MB/s	DQ Read 684 DQ Write 776 DQ Mixed 620 498% 693 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 198% Great: 193%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OAC70 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 176 173 176 176 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 158 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 175 96% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 151% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 108%
Asmt ASM1156-PM 3TB 414 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 659GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 137 136 137 136 138 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Read 162 Write 128 Mixed 81.8 SusWrite 135 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 108%
Inateck 2TB 38 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 971GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 81 81 82 82 80 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	49.8% Average	Read 91.7 Write 92 Mixed 66 SusWrite 81.5 61% 82.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 164% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 92%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 4x8GB 426 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	80.1% Excellent	MC Read 29 MC Write 31.2 MC Mixed 25.1 81% 28.4 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 30.5 SC Mixed 24 69% 24.2 GB/s	Latency 66.9 60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 89%

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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	2,973x
Core i7-9700Intel $260Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	1,510x
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	326x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	916x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	696x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	643x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	562x
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshiba $46Bench 145%, 33,719 samples	263x
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc601Bench 138%, 2,219 samples	158x

RAM
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GBUnknownBench 78%, 8,965 samples	469x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	467x
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 $269	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 $178	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