Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	124% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

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Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Dell XPS 8930 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0DF42J
Memory	19.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200701
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 15 '21 at 08:05
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing as expected (44^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-$186 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Memory 90.1 1-Core 138 2-Core 227 87% 152 Pts	4-Core 399 8-Core 794 70% 597 Pts	64-Core 1,063 66% 1,063 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 94%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$50 44,050 User benchmarks, average bench 125% 98GB free (System drive) Firmware: AADA4106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 249 231 209 201 170 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 1,071 Write 443 Mixed 369 SusWrite 228 116% 528 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 46.1 162% 64.8 MB/s	DQ Read 430 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 296 246% 355 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 193%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 1TB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 778GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 195 195 192 197 197 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 188 Mixed 21.9 SusWrite 196 106% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.5 146% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 109%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 4TB 3,010 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 2TB free, PID 0900 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 22 20 18 22 30 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	11.8% Very poor	Read 39.5 Write 42.3 Mixed 18.4 SusWrite 21.8 40% 30.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.3 26% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 11.8% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G4D26BFSBK.8FBD 00002C0F 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 00009B0F10E4 BLS8G4D26BFSBK.8FBD 24GB 2666, 2666, 2666 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	48.5% Average	MC Read 17.1 MC Write 17.4 MC Mixed 13.6 46% 16 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 18.6 SC Mixed 16.1 47% 16.5 GB/s	Latency 67.1 60% 67.1 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 $186Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	3,010x
Core i7-9700Intel $243Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	1,533x
Core i5-8400Intel $114Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	328x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	930x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	700x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	648x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $50Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	569x
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshiba $33Bench 145%, 33,719 samples	266x
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc601Bench 138%, 2,219 samples	160x

RAM
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	476x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GBUnknownBench 78%, 8,965 samples	475x
HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 4,647 samples	362x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $295

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16