Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 93%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 93%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics101% 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 Drive253% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.
SystemDell XPS 8930  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0DF42J
Memory17.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180720
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 14 '19 at 22:46
Run Duration191 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th 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 way above expectations (92nd percentile)
93% Outstanding
Memory 84.5
1-Core 138
2-Core 278
91% 167 Pts
4-Core 545
8-Core 888
88% 716 Pts
64-Core 1,126
70% 1,126 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 93%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Lighting 130
Reflection 136
Parallax 127
106% 131 fps
MRender 97.5
Gravity 130
Splatting 106
91% 111 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 101%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
428GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1547 1041 617 621 616 618 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
253% Outstanding
Read 2,058
Write 1,707
Mixed 734
SusWrite 843
297% 1,335 MB/s
4K Read 42.4
4K Write 149
4K Mixed 62.6
223% 84.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,142
DQ Write 1,109
DQ Mixed 898
737% 1,050 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 253%
Great: 254%
SABRENT 180GB
132GB free
Firmware: 0204
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 161 162 163 165 169 MB/s
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
51.8% Above average
Read 268
Write 223
Mixed 235
SusWrite 163
50% 222 MB/s
4K Read 20.4
4K Write 38.3
4K Mixed 24.6
83% 27.8 MB/s
DQ Read 125
DQ Write 117
DQ Mixed 108
84% 117 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 51.8%
Great: 67%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
914GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 193 192 192 192 192 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 196
Write 182
Mixed 71.2
SusWrite 193
117% 161 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
158% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 112%
Great: 113%
Asmt 2115 180GB
167GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 48 48 48 48 49 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
H/W JBOD 7TB
5TB free
Firmware: 0106
SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 42 42 42 42 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
23.1% Poor
Read 38.4
Write 37.9
Mixed 31
SusWrite 41.5
28% 37.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 23.1%
Great: 109%
ASMT 2115 500GB
113GB free, PID 1153
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 196 197 199 194 193 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
159% Outstanding
Read 218
Write 208
Mixed 204
SusWrite 196
281% 207 MB/s
4K Read 21.7
4K Write 25.8
4K Mixed 23.4
1,754% 23.6 MB/s
DQ Read 23
DQ Write 26.2
DQ Mixed 24.3
1,803% 24.5 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 159%
Great: 166%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 0000CD0010E9 F4-2400C15-8GVR 0000CD0010E9 F4-2400C15-8GVR 24GB
2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
44.8% Average
MC Read 15.9
MC Write 16.1
MC Mixed 12.5
42% 14.8 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 14.9
43% 15.1 GB/s
Latency 72.6
55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 44.8%
Great: 47%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8930 Builds (Compare 6,414 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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