Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	21.3% 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	119% 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	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20221228
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 29 '23 at 16:50
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (47^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 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	77.5% Very good	Memory 84.3 1-Core 96.4 2-Core 190 72% 124 Pts	4-Core 381 8-Core 580 60% 480 Pts	64-Core 724 45% 724 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 77.5% 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: 23.7.2 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	21.3% Poor	Lighting 25.7 Reflection 27.9 Parallax 35.8 21% 29.8 fps	MRender 26.5 Gravity 29.8 Splatting 25.1 22% 27.1 fps
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 21.3% 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% 188GB free (System drive) Firmware: AADA4106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 332 305 308 308 301 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 1,328 Write 946 Mixed 350 SusWrite 314 162% 735 MB/s	4K Read 19.1 4K Write 54.7 4K Mixed 28.6 94% 34.1 MB/s	DQ Read 399 DQ Write 379 DQ Mixed 528 358% 435 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 193%
PNY CS900 120GB SSD 7 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 238GB free Firmware: CS900615 SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 425 221 231 109 169 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	72.2% Very good	Read 281 Write 106 Mixed 346 SusWrite 263 56% 249 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 45.8 4K Mixed 28.6 100% 33.4 MB/s	DQ Read 316 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 223 193% 285 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 72.2% 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 (67^th percentile)	80.9% Excellent	MC Read 31 MC Write 32.8 MC Mixed 23.4 83% 29.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 32.7 SC Mixed 22.7 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 73 55% 73 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 85%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	70	59	60	23.8"	1280 720	HPN3499 HP VH240a

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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