Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 93%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	20.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	149% 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	16GB 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 Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago.

System	Dell XPS 8930 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0DF42J
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20221228
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Jul 04 '23 at 13:51
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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-$186 349,567 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 (92^nd percentile)	93% Outstanding	Memory 90.5 1-Core 127 2-Core 233 85% 150 Pts	4-Core 514 8-Core 780 80% 647 Pts	64-Core 976 60% 976 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon RX 560-B 49,289 User benchmarks, average bench 20% XFX(1682 956D) 2GB CLim: 1196 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 23.5.2 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	20.7% Poor	Lighting 25.7 Reflection 28 Parallax 33.8 21% 29.2 fps	MRender 26.4 Gravity 30 Splatting 20 20% 25.5 fps
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 20.7% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33 44,050 User benchmarks, average bench 125% 189GB free (System drive) Firmware: AADA4106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 331 325 313 308 335 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	149% Outstanding	Read 1,301 Write 532 Mixed 920 SusWrite 319 170% 768 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 70.2 4K Mixed 48.7 155% 51.8 MB/s	DQ Read 745 DQ Write 554 DQ Mixed 291 315% 530 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 193%
PNY CS900 120GB SSD 7 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 326GB free Firmware: CS900615 SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 415 218 323 109 298 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	79.9% Very good	Read 295 Write 106 Mixed 370 SusWrite 296 60% 267 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 55.5 4K Mixed 32.8 117% 39.4 MB/s	DQ Read 316 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 224 193% 284 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GB 8,965 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	82.6% Excellent	MC Read 31.2 MC Write 33 MC Mixed 22.9 83% 29 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 36 SC Mixed 25.6 76% 26.5 GB/s	Latency 66.6 60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 85%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $186Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	3,008x
Core i7-9700Intel $243Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	1,531x
Core i5-8400Intel $114Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	328x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	930x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	699x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	647x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	569x
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshiba $37Bench 145%, 33,719 samples	266x
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc601Bench 138%, 2,219 samples	160x

RAM
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	475x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GBUnknownBench 78%, 8,965 samples	474x
HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 4,647 samples	361x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $278

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16