Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 88%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics90.9% 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 Drive334% 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.
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.
SystemDell XPS 8930  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0T2HR0
Memory25.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210106
Uptime2.9 Days
Run DateJul 24 '21 at 18:26
Run Duration294 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700-$260
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
91.9% Outstanding
Memory 79.4
1-Core 148
2-Core 270
91% 166 Pts
4-Core 558
8-Core 1,126
99% 842 Pts
64-Core 1,134
70% 1,134 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 91.9%
Great: 99%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
Dell(1028 3759) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.41
Performing below potential (63rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
90.9% Outstanding
Lighting 114
Reflection 107
Parallax 109
93% 110 fps
MRender 135
Gravity 100
Splatting 91.4
87% 109 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 90.9%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
712GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1365 1270 1270 1286 1270 1240 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
334% Outstanding
Read 2,655
Write 2,420
Mixed 1,856
SusWrite 1,283
460% 2,054 MB/s
4K Read 66.4
4K Write 166
4K Mixed 91.1
306% 108 MB/s
DQ Read 1,335
DQ Write 1,130
DQ Mixed 1224
919% 1,230 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 334%
Great: 372%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95
849GB free
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1281 1275 1276 1270 1256 1268 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
322% Outstanding
Read 1903
Write 1428
Mixed 1,247
SusWrite 1271
327% 1,462 MB/s
4K Read 69.3
4K Write 175
4K Mixed 96.7
322% 114 MB/s
DQ Read 1,656
DQ Write 1,437
DQ Mixed 1,494
1,134% 1,529 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 322%
Great: 410%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
867GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 445 445 444 444 445 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
124% Outstanding
Read 496
Write 463
Mixed 409
SusWrite 445
102% 453 MB/s
4K Read 42.5
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 59
196% 69.1 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 336
DQ Mixed 353
266% 357 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 124%
Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90
256GB free
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 455 455 454 454 455 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
125% Outstanding
Read 492
Write 423
Mixed 378
SusWrite 455
98% 437 MB/s
4K Read 43.8
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 59.3
198% 69.5 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 356
268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 125%
Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
2TB free
Firmware: 1003
SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 216 219 220 218 220 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
VendorCo ProductCode 4GB
2GB free, PID 5678
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.4 1.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
2.48% Terrible
Read 12.5
Write 1.7
Mixed 3.5
SusWrite 0.7
4% 4.6 MB/s
4K Read 2.2
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
8% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.48%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CT8G4DFS8266.M8FE 0000AD01 HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 00009B05 CT8G4DFS8266.M8FE 0000AD01 HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 32GB
2666, 2666, 2666, 2666 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
89.6% Excellent
MC Read 32.5
MC Write 36.2
MC Mixed 28.1
92% 32.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.1
SC Write 37.9
SC Mixed 27.5
80% 27.8 GB/s
Latency 81.7
49% 81.7 ns
Poor: 82%
This bench: 89.6%
Great: 91%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
0% 0% 0 9 7 60 31.5" 1280 720 GSM76F5 32inch LG FHD
Typical XPS 8930 Builds (Compare 6,386 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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