Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics99.2% 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 Drive115% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8930  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0DF42J
Memory24 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181102
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 26 '20 at 02:18
Run Duration182 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 23%
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 PC Performing below expectations (37th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
84.8% Excellent
Memory 90.4
1-Core 116
2-Core 223
82% 143 Pts
4-Core 426
8-Core 691
68% 559 Pts
64-Core 939
58% 939 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 84.8%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Dell(1028 3366) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
99.2% Outstanding
Lighting 123
Reflection 136
Parallax 137
100% 132 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 131
Splatting 114
98% 120 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 99.2%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33
18GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AADA4106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 64 93 109 149 168 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 1502
Write 78.6
Mixed 130
SusWrite 107
96% 454 MB/s
4K Read 28.6
4K Write 64.4
4K Mixed 36.6
124% 43.2 MB/s
DQ Read 362
DQ Write 60.5
DQ Mixed 109
106% 177 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 115%
Great: 193%
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$113
871GB free
Firmware: SVQ01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 78 78 78 80 80 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
54.3% Above average
Read 442
Write 80.5
Mixed 112
SusWrite 78.6
39% 179 MB/s
4K Read 17.3
4K Write 59.9
4K Mixed 21.6
86% 32.9 MB/s
DQ Read 176
DQ Write 76.6
DQ Mixed 106
84% 120 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 54.3%
Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: CC27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 199 199 200 196 201 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 193
Write 159
Mixed 78.3
SusWrite 198
115% 157 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 112%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M378A1K43CB2-CTD 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
83% Excellent
MC Read 29
MC Write 33.2
MC Mixed 26.7
85% 29.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 33.1
SC Mixed 23.7
71% 24.7 GB/s
Latency 66.7
60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 78%
This bench: 83%
Great: 90%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8930 Builds (Compare 6,366 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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