Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 99.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics8.27% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive272% 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.
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.
SystemDell XPS 8930  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0T2HR0
Memory10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190401
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateJul 11 '19 at 12:59
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$409
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
99.7% Outstanding
Memory 89
1-Core 153
2-Core 304
99% 182 Pts
4-Core 593
8-Core 943
94% 768 Pts
64-Core 1,324
82% 1,324 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 99.7%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 0859) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6374
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
8.27% Terrible
Lighting 8.67
Reflection 12.3
Parallax 8.5
7% 9.82 fps
MRender 13.2
Gravity 7.5
Splatting 16.7
11% 12.5 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 8.27%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme KXG60ZNV512G NVM 512GB
426GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10604105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1475 801 800 793 804 800 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
272% Outstanding
Read 2,019
Write 1,429
Mixed 1,547
SusWrite 912
330% 1,477 MB/s
4K Read 56
4K Write 157
4K Mixed 79.8
270% 97.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,259
DQ Write 1,045
DQ Mixed 898
742% 1,067 MB/s
Poor: 132%
This bench: 272%
Great: 254%
WD Blue 1TB-$105
835GB free
Firmware: X41100WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 326 305 298 297 297 296 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
83.6% Excellent
Read 437
Write 315
Mixed 227
SusWrite 303
72% 320 MB/s
4K Read 30.5
4K Write 61.5
4K Mixed 27
113% 39.7 MB/s
DQ Read 320
DQ Write 280
DQ Mixed 195
175% 265 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 108%
Seagate BUP Slim SL 2TB
1TB free
Firmware: 0302
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 108 108 109 108 109 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
61.9% Good
Read 108
Write 84.7
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 107
66% 90.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
153% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 61.9%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown KY7N41-MIE 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (40th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
78.2% Very good
MC Read 31.7
MC Write 28.1
MC Mixed 22.1
78% 27.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 31.9
SC Mixed 26.7
74% 25.8 GB/s
Latency 68.4
58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 78.2%
Great: 87%

 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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