Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 77% Battleship	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 71% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 97.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	81.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell XPS 8930 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0T2HR0
Memory	6.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200701
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 26 '21 at 15:59
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	EST-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing below expectations (34^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 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Memory 90.1 1-Core 142 2-Core 288 95% 173 Pts	4-Core 557 8-Core 1,023 95% 790 Pts	64-Core 919 57% 919 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 97.1% 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: 466.11 Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	81.1% Excellent	Lighting 100 Reflection 85.4 Parallax 98.8 82% 94.8 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 90.8 Splatting 84.4 80% 99.9 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PC SN730 NVMe WDC 512GB 3,236 User benchmarks, average bench 206% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: 11111012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,598 Write 1,879 Mixed 1,722 389% 1,733 MB/s	4K Read 41.2 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 63.6 222% 84 MB/s	DQ Read 1128 DQ Write 844 DQ Mixed 967 728% 980 MB/s
Poor: 124% Great: 285%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 529GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 188 169 189 194 192 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Read 116 Write 111 Mixed 65.9 SusWrite 185 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 80% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 106%

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 (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.6% Good	MC Read 29.5 MC Write 21.4 MC Mixed 21.8 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 23 SC Mixed 20.7 57% 19.9 GB/s	Latency 67 60% 67 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 88%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 49: 5R 5G 9B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
49%	39%	49	260	180	144	27"	2560 1440	DELD0E5 S2719DGF

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Gaming 32%

Sail boat

Desktop 90%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 30%

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System: Dell XPS 8930

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	2,967x
Core i7-9700Intel $260Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	1,501x
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	325x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	915x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	693x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	641x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	561x
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	467x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	465x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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