Dell XPS 8920

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 78.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	7.62% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	84% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell XPS 8920 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0VHXCD
Memory	3.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180503
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 01 '18 at 19:35
Run Duration	246 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	78.8% Very good	Memory 83.6 1-Core 122 2-Core 217 80% 141 Pts	4-Core 399 8-Core 665 65% 532 Pts	64-Core 671 42% 671 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 07DC) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6195 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.62% Terrible	Lighting 7.97 Reflection 11.5 Parallax 7.94 6% 9.12 fps	MRender 11.4 Gravity 7.17 Splatting 15.8 10% 11.5 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.62% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 1TB 17,192 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 718GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0810B SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 411 413 411 419 406 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	84% Excellent	Read 489 Write 416 Mixed 302 SusWrite 410 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 16.6 4K Write 59.7 4K Mixed 25.3 89% 33.9 MB/s	DQ Read 253 DQ Write 281 DQ Mixed 192 165% 242 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 101%
Seagate ST1000LM049-2GH172 1TB 145,911 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 931GB free Firmware: RXM3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 169 170 170 164 169 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Read 150 Write 139 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 168 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 221% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 95%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 123GB 2,481 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 113GB free, PID 5591 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 153 Write 76.8 Mixed 82 119% 104 MB/s	4K Read 5.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1.6 131% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 10% Great: 39%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 162GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.2 9.8 9.9 9.8 8.8 10 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	11.5% Very poor	Read 36 Write 35.7 Mixed 26.8 SusWrite 9.6 35% 27 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 67% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 11.5% Great: 44%
WD My Book 1230 3TB 7,778 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.8 9.7 9.9 9.9 10 10 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	14.5% Very poor	Read 37 Write 35.5 Mixed 30.5 SusWrite 9.9 37% 28.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 108% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 14.5% Great: 59%
WD My Book 1140 1TB 1,745 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 2GB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 37.3 Write 35.5 Mixed 30 43% 34.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 91% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 12% Great: 48%
Iomega E xternal HD 1TB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 2GB free, PID 0573 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.9 9.3 9.4 9.6 9.7 9.5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	12.7% Very poor	Read 34 Write 22.5 Mixed 32.2 SusWrite 9.5 32% 24.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 87% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 12.7% Great: 20%
TOSHIBA TransMemory 16GB 16,813 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 10GB free, PID 6544 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.3 4.1 3.6 3.3 3.5 3.3 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	6.94% Terrible	Read 32.7 Write 5.2 Mixed 7.7 SusWrite 3.6 12% 12.3 MB/s	4K Read 6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 22% 2 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.94% Great: 9%
WD My Book 25EE 4TB 13,827 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 3TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.3 9.6 10 9.9 10 10 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	15.4% Very poor	Read 36.5 Write 35.5 Mixed 32 SusWrite 9.9 37% 28.5 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 123% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 15.4% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA851U6AFR6N-UH 2x4GB 5,828 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	58.5% Above average	MC Read 24.4 MC Write 19.3 MC Mixed 17.1 58% 20.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 20.9 SC Mixed 19.7 52% 18.4 GB/s	Latency 74.1 54% 74.1 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 77%

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Desktop 83%

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Workstation 41%

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System: Dell XPS 8920

CPU
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	1,175x
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	238x
Core i5-7400Intel $95Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	85x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	252x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	202x
HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 153,031 samples	195x

SSD
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	244x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	40x
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	33x

RAM
HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBHynixBench 74%, 20,415 samples	271x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G3B1 2x8GBMicronBench 73%, 7,552 samples	108x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G3H1 2x8GBMicronBench 74%, 1,002 samples	71x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $284

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $178	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