Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	60.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	210% 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.
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.

System	Dell XPS 8930 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0DF42J
Memory	24.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181102
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 01 '18 at 13:20
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^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 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Memory 92.1 1-Core 127 2-Core 253 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 497 8-Core 734 77% 615 Pts	64-Core 728 45% 728 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85B6) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.94 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	60.1% Good	Lighting 74.6 Reflection 76.3 Parallax 66 61% 72.3 fps	MRender 71.5 Gravity 70.1 Splatting 72.9 59% 71.5 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 230GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 796 633 631 634 629 561 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	210% Outstanding	Read 1,083 Write 1,176 Mixed 597 SusWrite 647 196% 876 MB/s	4K Read 51.4 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 62.2 241% 90.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,044 DQ Write 1,353 DQ Mixed 883 754% 1,094 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 210% Great: 254%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 316GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 452 457 464 466 472 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 474 Write 431 Mixed 372 SusWrite 457 98% 433 MB/s	4K Read 43.7 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 59.1 197% 68.8 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 354 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 134%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 966GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 93 93 95 95 95 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	52.1% Above average	Read 88.4 Write 63.4 Mixed 66.5 SusWrite 92.8 58% 77.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 84%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 568GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 95 100 98 100 98 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Read 107 Write 66 Mixed 71.1 SusWrite 96.8 63% 85.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 175 180 180 181 181 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 148 Mixed 71.7 SusWrite 176 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 114%
Seagate Expansion Desk 3TB 13,194 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1.5TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 178 179 181 182 183 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 134 Mixed 79.8 SusWrite 178 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 103%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 7,241 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1TB free, PID 3312 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 132 134 134 135 134 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	59% Above average	Read 177 Write 145 Mixed 71.7 SusWrite 133 170% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 75% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G4D26BFSEK.8FD 0000CE02 M378A1K43CB2-CTD 00009B0010E4 BLS8G4D26BFSEK.8FD 00009B0010E4 BLS8G4D26BFSEK.8FBR 32GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2666, 2666, 2666, 2666 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	89.6% Excellent	MC Read 33.2 MC Write 35.6 MC Mixed 27.4 92% 32.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 34.6 SC Mixed 27 76% 26.7 GB/s	Latency 63.9 63% 63.9 ns
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 91%

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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	2,967x
Core i7-9700Intel $260Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	1,501x
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	325x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	915x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	693x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	641x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	561x
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshiba $46Bench 145%, 33,719 samples	262x
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc601Bench 138%, 2,219 samples	158x

RAM
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GBUnknownBench 78%, 8,965 samples	467x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	465x
HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 4,647 samples	359x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $292

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16