Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics75.6% 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 Drive151% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8930  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0DF42J
Memory9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171006
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 18 '21 at 14:41
Run Duration180 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700-$200
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
84.1% Excellent
Memory 80.9
1-Core 106
2-Core 221
76% 136 Pts
4-Core 469
8-Core 739
74% 604 Pts
64-Core 954
59% 954 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 84.1%
Great: 94%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7)
Dell(1028 0859) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8854
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
5.86% Terrible
Lighting 8.1
Reflection 10.3
Parallax 10.1
7% 9.5 fps
MRender 10.7
Gravity 7.8
Splatting 0.1
4% 6.2 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.86%
Great: 7%
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Dell(1028 3301) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.51
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
75.6% Very good
Lighting 93.2
Reflection 103
Parallax 95.1
76% 97 fps
MRender 91.2
Gravity 91.9
Splatting 91.1
75% 91.4 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 75.6%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33
79GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AADA4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 208 212 188 188 178 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
151% Outstanding
Read 1,719
Write 345
Mixed 399
SusWrite 210
144% 668 MB/s
4K Read 32
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 46.4
169% 64.3 MB/s
DQ Read 416
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 304
249% 356 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 151%
Great: 193%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
1TB free
Firmware: MX4OAC70
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 166 169 168 167 167 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
96.6% Outstanding
Read 169
Write 164
Mixed 28.1
SusWrite 168
95% 132 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
156% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 96.6%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M378A1K43CB2-CTD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
72.6% Very good
MC Read 26.1
MC Write 29.9
MC Mixed 22.5
75% 26.2 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 26
SC Mixed 20.4
59% 20.6 GB/s
Latency 78.9
51% 78.9 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 72.6%
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 6,380 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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