Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 93%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 84%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics103% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8930  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0DF42J
Memory9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210906
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 30 '22 at 04:44
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing as expected (56th 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 above expectations (81st percentile)
91.1% Outstanding
Memory 92.2
1-Core 130
2-Core 258
90% 160 Pts
4-Core 484
8-Core 785
78% 635 Pts
64-Core 980
61% 980 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 91.1%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$279
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 517.48
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Lighting 136
Reflection 121
Parallax 124
111% 127 fps
MRender 142
Gravity 106
Splatting 91.8
90% 113 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 103%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
490GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 39 69 115 122 116 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
76.2% Very good
Read 175
Write 166
Mixed 84.9
SusWrite 90.8
95% 129 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 76.2%
Great: 114%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58
260GB free
Firmware: AX1R4F
SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 77 76 76 76 75 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
41% Average
Read 66.7
Write 74.4
Mixed 28.9
SusWrite 75.9
45% 61.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
126% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 41%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
80.4% Excellent
MC Read 30.9
MC Write 30.9
MC Mixed 22.9
81% 28.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.5
SC Write 32.9
SC Mixed 25.6
72% 25.3 GB/s
Latency 63.7
63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 80.4%
Great: 85%

 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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