Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 87.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics80.3% 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 Drive229% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8930  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0T2HR0
Memory3.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200220
Uptime4.3 Days
Run DateJun 09 '20 at 18:54
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700-$260
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
87.6% Excellent
Memory 80.9
1-Core 134
2-Core 269
88% 161 Pts
4-Core 506
8-Core 964
87% 735 Pts
64-Core 1,002
62% 1,002 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 87.6%
Great: 99%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 0859) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7263
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
7.27% Terrible
Lighting 7.57
Reflection 10.9
Parallax 7.91
6% 8.79 fps
MRender 10.5
Gravity 6.9
Splatting 15.5
9% 11 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.27%
Great: 7%
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
Dell(1028 3759) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 442.23
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
80.3% Excellent
Lighting 96.7
Reflection 97.8
Parallax 103
79% 99.2 fps
MRender 134
Gravity 105
Splatting 77.5
83% 106 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 80.3%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pc611 NVMe SK hynix 512GB
306GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11000111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1301 739 737 734 720 738 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
229% Outstanding
Read 1,557
Write 2,029
Mixed 1,488
SusWrite 828
333% 1,475 MB/s
4K Read 52.9
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 71.4
238% 83.3 MB/s
DQ Read 988
DQ Write 899
DQ Mixed 895
685% 928 MB/s
Poor: 129%
This bench: 229%
Great: 273%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 197 214 213 218 217 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 138
Write 187
Mixed 68
SusWrite 212
110% 151 MB/s
4K Read 2.2
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.1
114% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 100%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
67.5% Good
MC Read 27.5
MC Write 23.7
MC Mixed 21.3
69% 24.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.8
SC Write 23.2
SC Mixed 20.3
56% 19.4 GB/s
Latency 78.9
51% 78.9 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 67.5%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8930 Builds (Compare 6,379 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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