Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results


Gaming 91% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 90% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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	91.4% 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	303% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Dell XPS 8930 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0T2HR0
Memory	42.1 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200220
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 11 '20 at 17:34
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing as expected (59^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Memory 80.4 1-Core 146 2-Core 294 93% 173 Pts	4-Core 585 8-Core 1,160 103% 873 Pts	64-Core 1,099 68% 1,099 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Dell(1028 3759) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 442.23 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	91.4% Outstanding	Lighting 116 Reflection 114 Parallax 107 95% 112 fps	MRender 138 Gravity 99.9 Splatting 84 85% 107 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kxg60znv1t02 NVMe TOSHIBA 1024GB 2,759 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 536GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10604106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1312 1360 1571 1579 1580 1584 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	303% Outstanding	Read 2119 Write 2,141 Mixed 1,613 SusWrite 1,498 414% 1,843 MB/s	4K Read 52 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 73.4 250% 90.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,210 DQ Write 1,031 DQ Mixed 1,018 791% 1,087 MB/s
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 303% Great: 312%
Sandisk Extreme SSD 2TB 1,066 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 1TB free Firmware: 1012 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 182 190 192 189 185 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	49.3% Average	Read 290 Write 183 Mixed 216 SusWrite 184 49% 218 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 8.1 4K Mixed 12.6 68% 17.4 MB/s	DQ Read 268 DQ Write 28.8 DQ Mixed 52.5 63% 116 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 88%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 616GB free Firmware: MS2OA810 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 169 169 173 171 170 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Read 159 Write 164 Mixed 30.8 SusWrite 168 94% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT8G4DFS8266.M8FE 0000AD01 HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 00009B CT16G4DFD8266.C16FD1 00009B CT16G4DFD8266.C16FD1 48GB 2666, 2666, 2666, 2666 MHz 8192, 8192, 16384, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	89.5% Excellent	MC Read 32 MC Write 35.7 MC Mixed 28.9 92% 32.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 38.1 SC Mixed 27.5 79% 27.8 GB/s	Latency 79.8 50% 79.8 ns

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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	2,970x
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	695x
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	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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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