Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results


Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 125% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	132% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	208% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Dell XPS 8930 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0T2HR0
Memory	54.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190827
Uptime	4.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 21 '21 at 20:43
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900-$1,989 11,853 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Memory 80.5 1-Core 146 2-Core 288 93% 172 Pts	4-Core 531 8-Core 1,057 94% 794 Pts	64-Core 1448 90% 1448 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Dell(1028 C722) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 4075 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	132% Outstanding	Lighting 178 Reflection 172 Parallax 176 145% 175 fps	MRender 203 Gravity 157 Splatting 129 130% 163 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron 2200S NVMe 512GB 5,553 User benchmarks, average bench 167% 250GB free (System drive) Firmware: 22001070 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 835 1128 1230 1240 968 429 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	208% Outstanding	Read 1,490 Write 1,255 Mixed 1,155 SusWrite 972 273% 1,218 MB/s	4K Read 44 4K Write 80.3 4K Mixed 54 178% 59.4 MB/s	DQ Read 831 DQ Write 698 DQ Mixed 739 561% 756 MB/s
Poor: 101% ↑ This bench: 208% Great: 215%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$38 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 1002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 219 220 220 220 220 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
WD Elements 2620 2TB 1,768 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2TB free, PID 2620 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 114 113 110 114 111 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	67.9% Good	Read 126 Write 110 Mixed 72.6 SusWrite 111 139% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 8.2 4K Mixed 0.8 308% 3.2 MB/s	DQ Read 0.4 DQ Write 9.4 DQ Mixed 0.6 342% 3.47 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA82GU6JJR8N-VK 4x16GB 362 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	86.2% Excellent	MC Read 29.7 MC Write 35.2 MC Mixed 26.7 87% 30.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 37.8 SC Mixed 28.1 82% 28.5 GB/s	Latency 79.6 50% 79.6 ns
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 93%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 45: 5R 4G 8B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
45%	41%	41	308	219	165	31.5"	2560 1440	DELD0F4 DELL S3220DGF

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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	2,986x
Core i7-9700Intel $250Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	1,522x
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	326x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	924x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	697x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	645x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	564x
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshiba $37Bench 145%, 33,719 samples	264x
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc601Bench 138%, 2,219 samples	159x

RAM
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GBUnknownBench 78%, 8,965 samples	473x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	468x
HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 4,647 samples	361x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $292

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16