Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results


Gaming 73% Battleship	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 66% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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.
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 91%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	77.1% 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	110% 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.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell XPS 8930 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0DF42J
Memory	55.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200701
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Jul 16 '21 at 09:46
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	91% Outstanding	Memory 81.1 1-Core 136 2-Core 274 89% 164 Pts	4-Core 542 8-Core 818 84% 680 Pts	64-Core 985 61% 985 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 91% 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: 457.51 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	77.1% Very good	Lighting 94.4 Reflection 107 Parallax 97.2 77% 99.5 fps	MRender 94.1 Gravity 95.1 Splatting 94.1 77% 94.4 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PCIe SSD 512GB 568 User benchmarks, average bench 180% 375GB free (System drive) Firmware: E8FM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 469 471 482 480 465 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 667 Write 473 Mixed 404 SusWrite 459 112% 501 MB/s	4K Read 16.2 4K Write 84.2 4K Mixed 18.2 92% 39.5 MB/s	DQ Read 840 DQ Write 416 DQ Mixed 595 451% 617 MB/s
Poor: 110% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 242%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 375GB free Firmware: MX4OAC70 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 123 120 123 126 124 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	68.9% Good	Read 117 Write 118 Mixed 15.2 SusWrite 123 67% 93.3 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 160% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 108%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 43GB free Firmware: MX4OAC70 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 100 100 100 101 101 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	Read 104 Write 103 Mixed 32.5 SusWrite 99.2 61% 84.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 151% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
EDB53616 CMK32GX4M2B3200C16 4x16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	71.3% Very good	MC Read 25.1 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 22.4 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 29.3 SC Mixed 23.1 65% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 78.5 51% 78.5 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 71%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	8	6	60	23.8"	1280 720	VSC4D37 VG2455-2K

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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	2,973x
Core i7-9700Intel $260Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	1,510x
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	326x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	916x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	696x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	643x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	562x
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshiba $46Bench 145%, 33,719 samples	263x
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc601Bench 138%, 2,219 samples	158x

RAM
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GBUnknownBench 78%, 8,965 samples	469x
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 $269	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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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