Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (10th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 90 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 47.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics76.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive68% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (76%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8930  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0DF42J
Memory17.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200701
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateSep 30 '20 at 19:15
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 76%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way below expectations (10th 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 1.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
47.5% Average
Memory 64.7
1-Core 50
2-Core 94.6
44% 69.8 Pts
4-Core 165
8-Core 298
28% 231 Pts
64-Core 364
22% 364 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 47.5%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.38
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
76.3% Very good
Lighting 92.1
Reflection 112
Parallax 102
75% 102 fps
MRender 95.9
Gravity 93.5
Splatting 97.7
79% 95.7 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 76.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 960GB-$195
72GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS131122
SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 266 173 202 159 4.7 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
68% Good
Read 448
Write 441
Mixed 346
SusWrite 205
81% 360 MB/s
4K Read 22.1
4K Write 43.1
4K Mixed 26.3
90% 30.5 MB/s
DQ Read 240
DQ Write 194
DQ Mixed 203
156% 212 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 68%
Great: 108%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
112GB free
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1319 307 300 299 298 298 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
142% Outstanding
Read 1,443
Write 1,219
Mixed 554
SusWrite 470
205% 922 MB/s
4K Read 36.5
4K Write 62.7
4K Mixed 36.9
136% 45.4 MB/s
DQ Read 335
DQ Write 282
DQ Mixed 314
234% 311 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 142%
Great: 236%
WD My Book 25ED 4TB
1TB free, PID 25ed
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 77 76 75 75 73 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
40.4% Average
Read 107
Write 86.8
Mixed 70
SusWrite 76.6
112% 85.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.8
118% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 40.4%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2666 C16 Series 0000EF TEAMGROUP-UD4-2666 0000020210D8 2666 C16 Series 0000EF TEAMGROUP-UD4-2666 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
57.9% Above average
MC Read 21.8
MC Write 23.7
MC Mixed 20.1
62% 21.9 GB/s
SC Read 8.2
SC Write 16.8
SC Mixed 13
36% 12.7 GB/s
Latency 115
35% 115 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8930 Builds (Compare 6,368 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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