Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 96%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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.
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 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics124% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive75.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory64GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemDell XPS 8930  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0DF42J
Memory50.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171006
Uptime6.1 Days
Run DateDec 30 '17 at 14:30
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing below expectations (36th 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 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
81.2% Excellent
Memory 73.7
1-Core 121
2-Core 241
79% 145 Pts
4-Core 476
8-Core 769
76% 623 Pts
64-Core 1,001
62% 1,001 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (55th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
124% Outstanding
Lighting 169
Reflection 192
Parallax 165
138% 176 fps
MRender 127
Gravity 171
Splatting 125
114% 141 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 124%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 1TB-$65
824GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR060 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
75.8% Very good
Read 478
Write 331
Mixed 315
83% 375 MB/s
4K Read 19.9
4K Write 41.5
4K Mixed 22.3
81% 27.9 MB/s
DQ Read 348
DQ Write 174
DQ Mixed 55
96% 192 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 75.8%
Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0104
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 188
Mixed 160
131% 175 MB/s
4K Read 0.64
4K Write 1.64
4K Mixed 0.23
83% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 104%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS16G4D26BFSB.16FBR 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
83.5% Excellent
MC Read 29.3
MC Write 32.4
MC Mixed 28.7
86% 30.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 35.6
SC Mixed 24.9
74% 25.9 GB/s
Latency 93.2
43% 93.2 ns
Poor: 75%
This bench: 83.5%
Great: 163%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8930 Builds (Compare 6,368 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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