Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 89.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive238% 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.
Memory40GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 40GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemDell XPS 8930  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0DF42J
Memory34.8 GB free of 40 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210106
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 27 '21 at 19:56
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8086K-$399
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
89.8% Excellent
Memory 87.6
1-Core 130
2-Core 266
89% 161 Pts
4-Core 494
8-Core 812
80% 653 Pts
64-Core 1067
66% 1067 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 89.8%
Great: 102%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB
882GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AADA4106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1196 890 898 895 904 900 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
238% Outstanding
Read 1,924
Write 1,584
Mixed 1,418
SusWrite 947
329% 1,468 MB/s
4K Read 40.6
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 61.4
195% 68.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,040
DQ Write 863
DQ Mixed 788
635% 897 MB/s
Poor: 99%
This bench: 238%
Great: 251%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 196 197 196 195 197 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 194
Write 151
Mixed 84.9
SusWrite 196
114% 156 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 111%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 00002C0F 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 00002C0F 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 00009B CT16G4DFD832A.M16FJ 40GB
2666, 2666, 2666, 2666 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 16384 MB
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
82.9% Excellent
MC Read 29
MC Write 34.2
MC Mixed 26.5
85% 29.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 30.2
SC Mixed 24.5
68% 23.6 GB/s
Latency 69.9
57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 82.9%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8930 Builds (Compare 6,366 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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