Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 54% Yacht	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (13th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 87 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 average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 53.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.05% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	92.6% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Very high background CPU (58%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell XPS 8930 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0DF42J
Memory	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 11 '23 at 15:59
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	58%

PC Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8400-$131 312,220 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	53.1% Above average	Memory 33.4 1-Core 109 2-Core 224 61% 122 Pts	4-Core 400 8-Core 509 58% 455 Pts	64-Core 598 37% 598 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7) 147,588 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Dell(1028 0859) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9664 Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	4.05% Terrible	Lighting 5.9 Reflection 8 Parallax 6.4 5% 6.77 fps	MRender 10.7 Gravity 0.3 Splatting 0.2 3% 3.73 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.05% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 145GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF109C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 116 195 198 185 62 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Read 690 Write 521 Mixed 528 SusWrite 158 106% 474 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 78.2 4K Mixed 37.1 128% 46.9 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 429 DQ Mixed 324 254% 344 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 157%
WDC WDBNCE0010PNC 1TB 21,221 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 931GB free Firmware: 415000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 406 385 384 368 357 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Read 403 Write 391 Mixed 320 SusWrite 380 84% 374 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 58.8 4K Mixed 33.4 114% 39.5 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 254 213% 310 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 117%
T-force TM8FP7001T 1TB 1,931 User benchmarks, average bench 329% 931GB free Firmware: EGFM15.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1066 1285 1172 1198 1046 977 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	193% Outstanding	Read 1,202 Write 1,013 Mixed 1,220 SusWrite 1,124 257% 1,140 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 72.3 4K Mixed 44.1 149% 50.7 MB/s	DQ Read 790 DQ Write 583 DQ Mixed 610 477% 661 MB/s
Poor: 193% ↑ This bench: 193% Great: 474%
Intel HBRPEKNX0202AH 512GB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 477GB free Firmware: HPS1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 354 329 344 350 345 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 20% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x16GB 45,647 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	39.6% Below average	MC Read 15 MC Write 16.8 MC Mixed 13.4 43% 15.1 GB/s	SC Read 5.2 SC Write 13.3 SC Mixed 8.9 26% 9.13 GB/s	Latency 235 17% 235 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 39.6% Great: 105%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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	2,979x
Core i7-9700Intel $250Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	1,514x
Core i7-8700KIntel $199Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	326x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	921x
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	563x
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	472x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	467x
HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 4,647 samples	360x

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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 $40
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) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16