Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 96.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	104% 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 Drive	The 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.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Dell XPS 8930 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0H0P0M
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190401
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 29 '19 at 15:34
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Memory 93.4 1-Core 140 2-Core 274 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 531 8-Core 857 85% 694 Pts	64-Core 1,141 71% 1,141 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3731) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (60^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	104% Outstanding	Lighting 129 Reflection 120 Parallax 136 105% 128 fps	MRender 177 Gravity 126 Splatting 100 106% 134 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Ramsta S800 480GB 265 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 342GB free Firmware: RS81V0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 278 270 267 266 267 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Read 310 Write 300 Mixed 268 SusWrite 274 65% 288 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 90.5 4K Mixed 48.1 164% 58.2 MB/s	DQ Read 245 DQ Write 289 DQ Mixed 102 123% 212 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 103%
Pc401 NVMe SK hynix 512GB 10,182 User benchmarks, average bench 146% 477GB free Firmware: 80007E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 784 609 606 608 609 609 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	212% Outstanding	Read 1,491 Write 1,012 Mixed 1,263 SusWrite 638 246% 1101 MB/s	4K Read 46.1 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 65.7 222% 80.1 MB/s	DQ Read 939 DQ Write 1,085 DQ Mixed 839 680% 954 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 212% Great: 215%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: CC28 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 156 138 181 179 178 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 162 Mixed 65.6 SusWrite 158 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GB 4,647 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	83.7% Excellent	MC Read 32.4 MC Write 32.6 MC Mixed 23.9 85% 29.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 29.8 SC Mixed 26.7 72% 25.3 GB/s	Latency 61.1 65% 61.1 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 88%

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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%

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Workstation 30%

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System: Dell XPS 8930

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	2,967x
Core i7-9700Intel $260Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	1,501x
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	325x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	915x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	693x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	641x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	561x
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshiba $46Bench 145%, 33,719 samples	262x
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc601Bench 138%, 2,219 samples	158x

RAM
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GBUnknownBench 78%, 8,965 samples	467x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	465x
HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 4,647 samples	359x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $292

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16