Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	31.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	243% 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	16GB 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 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 0T2HR0
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190716
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Nov 29 '19 at 20:44
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700-$250 79,875 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Memory 85.6 1-Core 147 2-Core 293 95% 175 Pts	4-Core 578 8-Core 1,127 101% 852 Pts	64-Core 1,153 71% 1,153 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Dell(1028 3512) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	31.3% Below average	Lighting 38.7 Reflection 31.3 Parallax 37.6 32% 35.9 fps	MRender 38.4 Gravity 38.4 Splatting 36.8 31% 37.9 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 31.3% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pm981 NVMe Samsung 256GB 5,350 User benchmarks, average bench 192% 151GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXD72D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 512 328 324 318 315 311 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	243% Outstanding	Read 2233 Write 1,294 Mixed 1149 SusWrite 352 278% 1,257 MB/s	4K Read 62.6 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 79.9 279% 99.1 MB/s	DQ Read 973 DQ Write 1,083 DQ Mixed 979 750% 1,011 MB/s
Poor: 110% ↑ This bench: 243% Great: 255%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 929GB free Firmware: MS2OA810 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 160 162 164 166 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 146 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 163 95% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.5 124% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 107%
WD My Book 640GB 1,033 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 335GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 39 40 40 39 39 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	20.5% Poor	Read 32.6 Write 29.6 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 39.2 43% 31.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 104% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 20.5% Great: 22%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 2TB 702 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1.5TB free, PID a0a4 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 183 189 185 188 184 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	68.9% Good	Read 172 Write 118 Mixed 85.2 SusWrite 185 184% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.9 72% 1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 72%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 1GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 0GB free, PID 0003 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	2.97% Terrible	Read 11.7 Write 2.3 Mixed 3.5 SusWrite 2.8 5% 5.07 MB/s	4K Read 2.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 10% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.97% Great: 4%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 2x8GB 6,858 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	85.5% Excellent	MC Read 34.7 MC Write 32.7 MC Mixed 24.2 87% 30.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 32 SC Mixed 27.6 75% 26.3 GB/s	Latency 71.5 56% 71.5 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 88%

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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	2,976x
Core i7-9700Intel $250Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	1,511x
Core i7-8700KIntel $208Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	326x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	918x
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	563x
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshiba $46Bench 145%, 33,719 samples	263x
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc601Bench 138%, 2,219 samples	158x

RAM
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GBUnknownBench 78%, 8,965 samples	471x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	467x
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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	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