Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive152% 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.
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
Memory48.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180517
Uptime21 Days
Run DateSep 29 '19 at 13:40
Run Duration175 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (59th 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 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
87.4% Excellent
Memory 88.8
1-Core 135
2-Core 250
88% 158 Pts
4-Core 463
8-Core 723
73% 593 Pts
64-Core 1,036
64% 1,036 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 87.4%
Great: 94%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pc401 NVMe SK hynix 256GB
89GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80003E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 240 236 228 247 234 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
152% Outstanding
Read 1241
Write 558
Mixed 998
SusWrite 248
169% 762 MB/s
4K Read 34
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 63
196% 72.2 MB/s
DQ Read 591
DQ Write 566
DQ Mixed 248
277% 468 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 152%
Great: 167%
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150
172GB free
Firmware: EXT0BB0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 418 381 387 240 156 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 480
Mixed 349
SusWrite 332
93% 415 MB/s
4K Read 40.2
4K Write 89.4
4K Mixed 53.3
176% 61 MB/s
DQ Read 348
DQ Write 228
DQ Mixed 221
183% 265 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 108%
Great: 126%
Asm1153u ASM1153USB3.0TOS 2TB
945GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 233 237 239 238 241 243 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
62.1% Good
Read 259
Write 154
Mixed 186
SusWrite 238
47% 209 MB/s
4K Read 22.8
4K Write 43.7
4K Mixed 31.2
98% 32.6 MB/s
DQ Read 160
DQ Write 128
DQ Mixed 73.5
74% 120 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 62.1%
Great: 62%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: CC27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 177 178 179 178 178 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
64.6% Good
Read 48.3
Write 105
Mixed 56
SusWrite 177
71% 96.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.4
85% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 64.6%
Great: 114%
Seagate IronWolf 10TB (2016)-$233
1.5TB free
Firmware: SC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 171 170 168 169 171 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 34% Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16ATF2G64AZ-2G6H1 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
87.3% Excellent
MC Read 30.9
MC Write 34.8
MC Mixed 27.8
89% 31.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 34.8
SC Mixed 26.4
76% 26.7 GB/s
Latency 68.7
58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 84%
This bench: 87.3%
Great: 90%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8930 Builds (Compare 6,408 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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