Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results


Gaming 83% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 76% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	87.2% 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	157% 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

22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Dell XPS 8930 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0DF42J
Memory	23.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220214
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 01 '22 at 11:31
Run Duration	233 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8086K-$399 38,086 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Memory 88.7 1-Core 134 2-Core 266 90% 163 Pts	4-Core 507 8-Core 802 80% 654 Pts	64-Core 1,038 64% 1,038 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6676) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.11 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Lighting 110 Reflection 112 Parallax 102 90% 108 fps	MRender 95.1 Gravity 104 Splatting 101 82% 100 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$46 33,719 User benchmarks, average bench 145% 99GB free (System drive) Firmware: AADA4105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 410 420 410 416 428 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	157% Outstanding	Read 1,570 Write 216 Mixed 286 SusWrite 411 134% 621 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 44.5 158% 59.1 MB/s	DQ Read 716 DQ Write 212 DQ Mixed 307 267% 412 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 216%
JAJS600M1920GB 2TB 190 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 357GB free Firmware: T1126A3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 407 416 423 418 424 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 393 Mixed 377 SusWrite 416 95% 421 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 93.8 4K Mixed 30.4 136% 51.8 MB/s	DQ Read 209 DQ Write 305 DQ Mixed 50.4 96% 188 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 102%
Sandisk PLUS 1000GB 44,528 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 508GB free Firmware: UH5100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 270 118 86 119 25 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	49.4% Average	Read 440 Write 368 Mixed 280 SusWrite 154 69% 310 MB/s	4K Read 18.7 4K Write 38 4K Mixed 11.3 63% 22.7 MB/s	DQ Read 115 DQ Write 60.9 DQ Mixed 26.1 36% 67.3 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 58%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 147 147 153 159 158 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	Read 123 Write 153 Mixed 67.2 SusWrite 152 90% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.6 206% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 90%
Seagate FireCuda Hub 8TB 282 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 558GB free Firmware: 0002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 101 104 108 105 104 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	51.7% Above average	Read 74.2 Write 95.4 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 104 53% 73.8 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 6.2 4K Mixed 0.4 243% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 94%
PHD 3.0 Silicon-Power 4TB 43 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1.5TB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 103 101 100 100 100 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	44.3% Average	Read 140 Write 135 Mixed 20 SusWrite 102 126% 99.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 36% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 57%
WD My Book Duo 25F6 16TB 270 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 6TB free, PID 25f6 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 328 341 344 344 336 344 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 287 Write 260 Mixed 112 SusWrite 339 334% 250 MB/s	4K Read 15.3 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.5 98% 5.5 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 136%
SDXC Card 128GB 9,908 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 89GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.6 5.7 19 26 26 26 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	5.08% Terrible	Read 6 Write 5.7 Mixed 6 SusWrite 17.8 13% 8.88 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 7% 0.1 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 5.08% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x16GB 46,387 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	78.9% Very good	MC Read 28.7 MC Write 30.7 MC Mixed 24.7 80% 28 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 31 SC Mixed 23.6 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 68.8 58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 164%

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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	2,980x
Core i7-9700Intel $250Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	1,514x
Core i7-8700KIntel $199Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	326x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	921x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	696x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	644x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	563x
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshiba $46Bench 145%, 33,719 samples	263x
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc601Bench 138%, 2,219 samples	158x

RAM
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GBUnknownBench 78%, 8,965 samples	472x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	467x
HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 4,647 samples	360x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $292

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16