Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics76.6% 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 Drive129% 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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8930  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0DF42J
Memory6.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210106
Uptime4.1 Days
Run DateApr 14 '21 at 13:51
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 16%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (43rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700-$200
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
86.7% Excellent
Memory 88.3
1-Core 133
2-Core 237
86% 153 Pts
4-Core 459
8-Core 695
72% 577 Pts
64-Core 778
48% 778 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 86.7%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Dell(1028 3301) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.51
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
76.6% Very good
Lighting 94.1
Reflection 104
Parallax 93
77% 96.9 fps
MRender 91.7
Gravity 94.1
Splatting 94
76% 93.3 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 76.6%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AADA4106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 342 316 348 323 298 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
129% Outstanding
Read 1120
Write 610
Mixed 473
SusWrite 324
140% 632 MB/s
4K Read 29.5
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 42.5
157% 60.4 MB/s
DQ Read 360
DQ Write 384
DQ Mixed 602
389% 449 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 129%
Great: 193%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
857GB free
Firmware: CC27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 142 138 142 141 142 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
97.9% Outstanding
Read 201
Write 165
Mixed 82.6
SusWrite 141
108% 147 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 97.9%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70.5% Very good
MC Read 27.4
MC Write 26.5
MC Mixed 22.2
72% 25.4 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 21.5
54% 19 GB/s
Latency 69.3
58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 70.5%
Great: 85%

 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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