Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results


Gaming 79% Battleship	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 69% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 95%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	77.4% 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	270% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

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System	Dell XPS 8930 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0H0P0M
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190716
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 12 '20 at 20:56
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Memory 86.6 1-Core 142 2-Core 252 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 556 8-Core 817 86% 686 Pts	64-Core 816 50% 816 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% Dell(1028 375D) ≥ 4GB; G161-0021 CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing below potential (70^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	77.4% Very good	Lighting 98 Reflection 90 Parallax 87.3 80% 91.8 fps	MRender 107 Gravity 88.9 Splatting 76.5 73% 90.8 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kxg60znv512g NVMe TOSHIBA 512GB 7,642 User benchmarks, average bench 196% 284GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10604103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1377 784 794 803 791 796 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	270% Outstanding	Read 2,095 Write 2,258 Mixed 1,543 SusWrite 891 381% 1,697 MB/s	4K Read 54.2 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 75.8 259% 93.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,131 DQ Write 1,180 DQ Mixed 903 749% 1,071 MB/s
Poor: 124% ↑ This bench: 270% Great: 267%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 4.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 145 150 154 151 147 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	70.3% Very good	Read 96.6 Write 114 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 148 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.6 184% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 90%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 194 193 195 195 174 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 194 Mixed 98.9 SusWrite 191 121% 165 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 1 216% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 112%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 575GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 110 113 109 111 96 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Read 104 Write 138 Mixed 73.9 SusWrite 108 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.8 180% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 112%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 3TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 105 104 105 102 105 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	40.6% Average	Read 107 Write 108 Mixed 53 SusWrite 104 124% 93 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 48% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 0000CE03 M378A1K43CB2-CTD 16GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2666, 2666 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	MC Read 34.6 MC Write 35.5 MC Mixed 24.5 90% 31.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 35.6 SC Mixed 26.7 78% 27.4 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 88%

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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	2,970x
Core i7-9700Intel $260Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	1,509x
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	326x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	915x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	695x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	642x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	562x
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	468x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	467x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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) $37	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