Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics62.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive289% 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.
SystemDell XPS 8930  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0DF42J
Memory9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180517
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJan 14 '19 at 04:08
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8400-$131
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
86% Excellent
Memory 89.4
1-Core 98.7
2-Core 219
77% 136 Pts
4-Core 450
8-Core 612
67% 531 Pts
64-Core 607
38% 607 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 86%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
62.6% Good
Lighting 79.3
Reflection 76.4
Parallax 67
65% 74.3 fps
MRender 70
Gravity 71.1
Splatting 72.7
58% 71.3 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 62.6%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HP EX920 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$80
392GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1121 1336 1318 824 387 387 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
289% Outstanding
Read 2,314
Write 1,424
Mixed 1,251
SusWrite 896
327% 1,471 MB/s
4K Read 64.3
4K Write 154
4K Mixed 89.3
293% 102 MB/s
DQ Read 1,323
DQ Write 934
DQ Mixed 1,022
792% 1,093 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 289%
Great: 308%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
819GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 178 161 176 177 179 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 197
Write 165
Mixed 68
SusWrite 176
110% 151 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
147% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 107%
Great: 113%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB-$71
2TB free
Firmware: JKAOA28A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 125 99 118 124 124 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
70.5% Very good
Read 127
Write 130
Mixed 61
SusWrite 119
80% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.9
155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 70.5%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown KHX2666C16/8G 009C3616 HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 16GB
2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
45.1% Average
MC Read 15.4
MC Write 16.2
MC Mixed 13
42% 14.9 GB/s
SC Read 13.6
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 15
43% 15.1 GB/s
Latency 67.9
59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 45.1%
Great: 46%

 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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