Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results


Gaming 87% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 80% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 93.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	89.3% 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	228% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Dell XPS 8930 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0H0P0M
Memory	4.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190314
Uptime	16.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 02 '20 at 06:29
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

Watch Gameplay: 2060 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing as expected (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Memory 88.5 1-Core 134 2-Core 263 90% 162 Pts	4-Core 530 8-Core 821 83% 675 Pts	64-Core 1,086 67% 1,086 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 94%

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 (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	89.3% Excellent	Lighting 113 Reflection 111 Parallax 105 92% 110 fps	MRender 137 Gravity 99.4 Splatting 81.5 84% 106 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kxg60znv256g NVMe TOSHIBA 256GB 4,018 User benchmarks, average bench 184% 107GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10604103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1446 464 387 375 387 386 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	228% Outstanding	Read 1,883 Write 518 Mixed 1,234 SusWrite 574 232% 1,052 MB/s	4K Read 51.5 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 71.8 246% 88.7 MB/s	DQ Read 965 DQ Write 887 DQ Mixed 745 608% 866 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 228% Great: 242%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC28 SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 198 197 199 198 196 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 189 Mixed 80.8 SusWrite 197 120% 165 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 114%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 25GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 123 142 119 119 132 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	Read 81 Write 71.9 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 125 56% 76.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.2 253% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 108%
Seagate ST32000641AS 2TB-$174 8,506 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 30GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 99 100 98 91 100 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	63.9% Good	Read 126 Write 121 Mixed 59.6 SusWrite 96.9 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 73%
WD My Passport 0827 3TB 1,438 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 996GB free, PID 0827 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 82 86 87 86 83 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	35.4% Below average	Read 79.4 Write 80.2 Mixed 80.8 SusWrite 84.6 112% 81.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 88% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GB 4,647 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	79.2% Very good	MC Read 31.1 MC Write 30.1 MC Mixed 22.8 80% 28 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 28.7 SC Mixed 27.5 71% 24.8 GB/s	Latency 69 58% 69 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 88%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical XPS 8930 Builds (Compare 6,380 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 32%

Sail boat

Desktop 90%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 30%

Raft

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

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