Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results


Gaming 92% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	87.3% 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	241% 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.

System	Dell XPS 8930 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0T2HR0
Memory	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210106
Uptime	8.6 Days
Run Date	Aug 02 '21 at 13:25
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^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 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 93.4 1-Core 113 2-Core 292 90% 166 Pts	4-Core 584 8-Core 1,147 102% 865 Pts	64-Core 1,143 71% 1,143 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 101% 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: 466.27 Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	87.3% Excellent	Lighting 109 Reflection 91.9 Parallax 107 89% 103 fps	MRender 130 Gravity 103 Splatting 85 84% 106 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pm981 NVMe Samsung 256GB 5,350 User benchmarks, average bench 192% 101GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXD72D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 367 281 275 268 260 255 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	241% Outstanding	Read 2,228 Write 1,377 Mixed 1,215 SusWrite 284 282% 1,276 MB/s	4K Read 62.9 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 82.4 278% 96.7 MB/s	DQ Read 975 DQ Write 1,194 DQ Mixed 1,015 785% 1,062 MB/s
Poor: 110% ↑ This bench: 241% Great: 255%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 435GB free Firmware: 1001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 174 174 174 174 174 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Read 158 Write 170 Mixed 80 SusWrite 168 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 7.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 184 183 183 178 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 152 Mixed 72 SusWrite 179 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 7.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1.1 467% 3.37 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 90%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 433GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 107 108 109 108 106 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	68.5% Good	Read 132 Write 124 Mixed 75.8 SusWrite 107 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 201% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 2x8GB 6,858 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	MC Read 33.5 MC Write 32.4 MC Mixed 24.2 86% 30 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 31 SC Mixed 25.4 70% 24.7 GB/s	Latency 61.3 65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 84.3% 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 14: 2R 0G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
14%	9%	69	108	5	60	24"	1536 864	ACI24C5 VX248

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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 $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

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $292

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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