Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results


Gaming 127% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 112% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 92.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	137% 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	153% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Dell XPS 8930 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0DF42J
Memory	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210622
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '21 at 19:33
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Memory 90.3 1-Core 139 2-Core 275 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 539 8-Core 577 74% 558 Pts	64-Core 1,053 65% 1,053 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Gigabyte(1458 3FFB) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	Lighting 187 Reflection 187 Parallax 208 153% 194 fps	MRender 209 Gravity 164 Splatting 135 135% 169 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 9,737 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 572GB free (System drive) Firmware: AADA4107 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1014 748 846 934 943 1182 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	153% Outstanding	Read 1,178 Write 554 Mixed 583 SusWrite 945 182% 815 MB/s	4K Read 22.9 4K Write 50.7 4K Mixed 30.6 101% 34.7 MB/s	DQ Read 635 DQ Write 140 DQ Mixed 177 184% 317 MB/s
Poor: 99% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 251%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 522GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 451 430 419 459 418 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Read 449 Write 435 Mixed 391 SusWrite 435 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 49.8 4K Mixed 43.1 140% 43.9 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 99.6 DQ Mixed 226 170% 236 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 133%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 4TB 1,852 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1.5TB free Firmware: 050B SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 138 129 129 139 126 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	77.4% Very good	Read 139 Write 100 Mixed 70 SusWrite 132 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 91%
SDXC Card 128GB 798 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 107GB free, PID 6366 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 15 15 14 16 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	11.1% Very poor	Read 35.2 Write 14.7 Mixed 10.9 SusWrite 14.5 22% 18.8 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 1 70% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 11.1% Great: 24%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown M378A1K43CB2-CTD 4x8GB 367 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	MC Read 32.1 MC Write 34.9 MC Mixed 26.7 89% 31.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 38.5 SC Mixed 27.3 80% 27.8 GB/s	Latency 66.8 60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 90%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	60	27.2"	1280 720	GSM5B09 LG Ultra HD

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Gaming 32%

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Desktop 90%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 30%

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System: Dell XPS 8930

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	2,965x
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	640x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	560x
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 $275	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