Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics4.91% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8930  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0DF42J
Memory24.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20220321
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 14 '22 at 18:27
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing as expected (40th 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 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
83.6% Excellent
Memory 76.7
1-Core 104
2-Core 260
79% 147 Pts
4-Core 486
8-Core 805
79% 645 Pts
64-Core 814
50% 814 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7)
Dell(1028 0859) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9664
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
4.91% Terrible
Lighting 7.6
Reflection 59.9
Parallax 9
6% 25.5 fps
MRender 1
Gravity 7.5
Splatting 1
2% 3.17 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.91%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Optane+489G 525GB
239GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 17.9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 143 157 163 365 168 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Poor: 59% Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
911GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 173 183 182 185 186 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 187
Write 163
Mixed 80.5
SusWrite 181
112% 153 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
161% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 106%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
63% Good
MC Read 22.4
MC Write 25
MC Mixed 19.7
64% 22.4 GB/s
SC Read 13.4
SC Write 25.5
SC Mixed 18.9
55% 19.3 GB/s
Latency 87
46% 87 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 63%
Great: 122%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8930 Builds (Compare 6,393 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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HDDRAMUSB
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