Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results


Gaming 74% Battleship	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 69% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	80.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	248% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Dell XPS 8930 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0DF42J
Memory	31.7 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200220
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 30 '20 at 20:32
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Memory 81.9 1-Core 137 2-Core 269 89% 163 Pts	4-Core 514 8-Core 835 83% 674 Pts	64-Core 1,035 64% 1,035 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Dell(1028 3301) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.23 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	80.1% Excellent	Lighting 99.1 Reflection 112 Parallax 103 81% 105 fps	MRender 95.7 Gravity 93.6 Splatting 98.3 79% 95.8 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Ssdpekkf512g8 NVMe INTEL 512GB 1,141 User benchmarks, average bench 192% 234GB free (System drive) Firmware: D05N Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 681 525 520 237 500 468 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	248% Outstanding	Read 2,313 Write 1,158 Mixed 1,108 SusWrite 489 280% 1,267 MB/s	4K Read 63.7 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 85.8 283% 98.3 MB/s	DQ Read 943 DQ Write 718 DQ Mixed 502 464% 721 MB/s
Poor: 101% ↑ This bench: 248% Great: 269%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 1,997 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 4TB free Firmware: 0739 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 170 170 182 175 172 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	15.1% Very poor	Read 72.7 Write 128 Mixed 64.5 SusWrite 168 25% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 8.7 4K Mixed 0.7 6% 3.27 MB/s	DQ Read 1.2 DQ Write 6.8 DQ Mixed 1.5 2% 3.17 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 15.1% Great: 18%
WD My Book 1TB 10,299 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 931GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 35 35 35 35 35 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	20.1% Poor	Read 34 Write 30 Mixed 27.5 SusWrite 35.3 43% 31.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 107% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 20.1% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK32GX4M2A2666C16 0000CE03 M378A1K43DB2-CTD 00009E0010D1 CMK32GX4M2A2666C16 0000CE03 M378A1K43DB2-CTD 48GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 16384, 8192, 16384, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	66.4% Good	MC Read 23.1 MC Write 26.5 MC Mixed 21.3 68% 23.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 22 SC Mixed 19.7 56% 19.4 GB/s	Latency 77 52% 77 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 76%

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Workstation 30%

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System: Dell XPS 8930

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	2,983x
Core i7-9700Intel $250Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	1,518x
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	326x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	922x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	696x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	644x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	564x
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshiba $46Bench 145%, 33,719 samples	264x
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc601Bench 138%, 2,219 samples	158x

RAM
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GBUnknownBench 78%, 8,965 samples	473x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	467x
HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 4,647 samples	361x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $292

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16