Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 92%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics76.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemDell XPS 8930  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0DF42J
Memory4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200701
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 14 '21 at 20:21
Run Duration221 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700-$200
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
92% Outstanding
Memory 88.5
1-Core 138
2-Core 278
92% 168 Pts
4-Core 513
8-Core 869
84% 691 Pts
64-Core 1,038
64% 1,038 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 92%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.96
Performing below potential (70th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
76.5% Very good
Lighting 98.1
Reflection 136
Parallax 95
80% 110 fps
MRender 96.3
Gravity 88.3
Splatting 75.9
70% 86.8 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 76.5%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28
4GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z22000RL
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 414
Write 318
Mixed 229
71% 320 MB/s
4K Read 22.6
4K Write 81.7
4K Mixed 11.5
92% 38.6 MB/s
DQ Read 169
DQ Write 305
DQ Mixed 88.4
109% 187 MB/s
Poor: 35% Great: 86%
Sandisk PLUS 480GB
121GB free
Firmware: UG8704RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 224 215 216 211 228 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
51.1% Above average
Read 400
Write 310
Mixed 256
SusWrite 242
68% 302 MB/s
4K Read 13.2
4K Write 32.8
4K Mixed 11.8
52% 19.3 MB/s
DQ Read 118
DQ Write 87.8
DQ Mixed 32.8
44% 79.5 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 51.1%
Great: 61%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
459GB free
Firmware: MS2OA810
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 156 156 156 157 156 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
91.2% Outstanding
Read 163
Write 153
Mixed 31.8
SusWrite 155
91% 126 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
146% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 91.2%
Great: 107%
General USB Flash Disk 64GB
57GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 8.7 12 13 12 13 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
6.23% Terrible
Read 19.2
Write 12.7
Mixed 20.7
SusWrite 11.9
21% 16.1 MB/s
4K Read 3.6
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0.1
17% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.23%
Great: 42%
Generic Flash Disk 4GB
3GB free, PID 6387
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 9 9.5 8.9 8.9 9.4 9.4 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
6.05% Terrible
Read 20.4
Write 5.2
Mixed 5.2
SusWrite 9.2
11% 10 MB/s
4K Read 4.6
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
17% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 6.05%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.1% Very good
MC Read 28.1
MC Write 26.5
MC Mixed 20
71% 24.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.9
SC Write 27.5
SC Mixed 22.9
64% 22.4 GB/s
Latency 69.1
58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 71.1%
Great: 109%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8930 Builds (Compare 6,380 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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