Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results


Gaming 72% Battleship	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 67% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 93.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	72.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	101% 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	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.

System	Dell XPS 8930 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0DF42J
Memory	42.6 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190401
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 07 '20 at 04:31
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	BGR-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^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 way above expectations (95^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Memory 86.1 1-Core 136 2-Core 275 91% 166 Pts	4-Core 546 8-Core 878 87% 712 Pts	64-Core 1,095 68% 1,095 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% MSI(1462 3750) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.09 Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	72.1% Very good	Lighting 87.9 Reflection 113 Parallax 71.6 72% 90.8 fps	MRender 97.4 Gravity 94.1 Splatting 79.8 73% 90.4 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS100T2B0B 1TB 6,502 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 384GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 434 450 462 466 462 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 439 Mixed 333 SusWrite 455 96% 426 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 59.3 4K Mixed 37.5 126% 42.5 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 268 218% 312 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 122%
Sandisk S240G 1TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 84GB free Firmware: 9128 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 66 59 66 66 59 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	36.3% Below average	Read 280 Write 300 Mixed 218 SusWrite 62.9 48% 215 MB/s	4K Read 14.7 4K Write 38.2 4K Mixed 15.2 62% 22.7 MB/s	DQ Read 53.4 DQ Write 53.5 DQ Mixed 28.4 28% 45.1 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 36.3% Great: 125%
SABRENT 500GB 1,200 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 466GB free Firmware: 0204 SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 396 400 397 400 400 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 19% Great: 63%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 740GB free Firmware: 1002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 218 220 217 219 220 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 149 Write 176 Mixed 80 SusWrite 216 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 97% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 106%
Seagate BUP BL 4TB 4,922 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0109 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 117 120 121 120 121 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	64.8% Good	Read 106 Write 104 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 120 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.6 168% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 67%
Hitachi HTS 541010A9E680 1TB 1,386 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 797GB free Firmware: 9128 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 66 60 65 66 60 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	45.5% Average	Read 95.7 Write 70.5 Mixed 21.8 SusWrite 63 46% 62.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.3 62% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 59%
USB 3.0 2TB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 946GB free, PID 0578 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 186 185 186 185 185 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	66.3% Good	Read 156 Write 165 Mixed 130 SusWrite 185 218% 159 MB/s	4K Read 7.2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 50% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16ATF2G64AZ-2G6J1 009C3616 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 009C2B0C CT16G4DFD8266.C16FE 009C3616 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 48GB 2666, 2666, 2666, 2666 MHz 16384, 8192, 16384, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	87.3% Excellent	MC Read 31.1 MC Write 34.3 MC Mixed 27.4 88% 30.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 37.4 SC Mixed 27.5 80% 28 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns

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

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Gaming 32%

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Desktop 90%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 30%

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System: Dell XPS 8930

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	2,982x
Core i7-9700Intel $250Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	1,516x
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	263x
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 $300	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