Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	5.34% 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 Drive	106% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Dell XPS 8930 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0DF42J
Memory	20.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171006
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 16 '18 at 02:46
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Memory 92.6 1-Core 137 2-Core 269 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 469 8-Core 816 78% 643 Pts	64-Core 1,108 68% 1,108 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD FirePro W2100 1,154 User benchmarks, average bench 5% HP(103C 2120) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004 Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	5.34% Terrible	Lighting 6.27 Reflection 8.27 Parallax 8.03 5% 7.52 fps	MRender 7.48 Gravity 5.83 Splatting 7.74 6% 7.02 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 5.34% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 250GB 28,058 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 118GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 307 307 309 308 255 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 455 Write 414 Mixed 368 SusWrite 315 87% 388 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 96.3 4K Mixed 48.2 173% 61.4 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 337 256% 345 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 122%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 199GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 291 291 292 292 292 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 433 Mixed 382 SusWrite 312 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 40.6 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 53.2 184% 65.5 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 345 260% 349 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 124%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$86 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 712GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 94 94 95 94 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	Read 86.7 Write 88 Mixed 64.8 SusWrite 94.3 62% 83.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown M378A1K43CB2-CTD 009C3616 M378A1K43CB2-CRC 009C3616 M378A1K43CB2-CRC 24GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	76.7% Very good	MC Read 28.8 MC Write 30 MC Mixed 22 77% 26.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 27.6 SC Mixed 24.2 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 63 64% 63 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 77%

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Gaming 32%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 30%

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System: Dell XPS 8930

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	2,983x
Core i7-9700Intel $250Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	1,518x
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	264x
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 $290	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