Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics90.3% 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 Drive105% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 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
Memory5.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180517
Uptime8.2 Days
Run DateJan 24 '21 at 04:27
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 23%

 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8400-$131
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
82.4% Excellent
Memory 88.4
1-Core 116
2-Core 225
81% 143 Pts
4-Core 421
8-Core 548
62% 485 Pts
64-Core 563
35% 563 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 82.4%
Great: 89%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
Dell(1028 3471) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
90.3% Outstanding
Lighting 114
Reflection 122
Parallax 122
93% 119 fps
MRender 89.3
Gravity 119
Splatting 105
86% 104 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 90.3%
Great: 101%
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7)
Dell(1028 0859) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7263
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
5.83% Terrible
Lighting 6.2
Reflection 8.4
Parallax 7.2
5% 7.27 fps
MRender 9.9
Gravity 6.2
Splatting 10.3
7% 8.8 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.83%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pc401 NVMe SK hynix 256GB
75GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80003E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 191 161 162 135 135 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 914
Write 197
Mixed 232
SusWrite 162
82% 376 MB/s
4K Read 30.6
4K Write 96
4K Mixed 37.3
145% 54.6 MB/s
DQ Read 471
DQ Write 173
DQ Mixed 184
172% 276 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 105%
Great: 167%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
142GB free
Firmware: MS2OA810
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 117 116 111 93 111 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
72.6% Very good
Read 144
Write 125
Mixed 31
SusWrite 110
74% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 72.6%
Great: 107%
Generic- SD/MMC/MS PRO 32GB
24GB free, PID 0177
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 28 28 28 28 28 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
18.4% Very poor
Read 27.7
Write 28.2
Mixed 24.8
SusWrite 28.1
37% 27.2 MB/s
4K Read 6.5
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 3.4
215% 4.03 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 18.4%
Great: 19%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.4% Good
MC Read 28.5
MC Write 23.9
MC Mixed 20.5
69% 24.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.7
SC Write 21.8
SC Mixed 21.1
56% 19.5 GB/s
Latency 69.2
58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 68.4%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8930 Builds (Compare 6,368 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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