Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	72.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	86.2% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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System	Dell XPS 8930 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0DF42J
Memory	16.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180517
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 03 '18 at 03:25
Run Duration	284 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Memory 79.9 1-Core 112 2-Core 214 76% 135 Pts	4-Core 391 8-Core 646 63% 518 Pts	64-Core 872 54% 872 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Dell(1028 3301) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 411.70 Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	72.3% Very good	Lighting 87 Reflection 100 Parallax 87.6 71% 91.6 fps	MRender 93.6 Gravity 90.7 Splatting 91 75% 91.7 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33 44,050 User benchmarks, average bench 125% 88GB free (System drive) Firmware: AADA4101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 62 235 272 303 264 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Read 1,259 Write 10.8 Mixed 16.5 SusWrite 205 79% 373 MB/s	4K Read 50.5 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 5.2 85% 20 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 193%
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 83GB free Firmware: DXT0AB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 247 246 230 247 228 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	70.8% Very good	Read 404 Write 251 Mixed 164 SusWrite 239 59% 265 MB/s	4K Read 22.4 4K Write 60.9 4K Mixed 19.8 92% 34.4 MB/s	DQ Read 354 DQ Write 217 DQ Mixed 59.8 105% 210 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 85%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 15GB free Firmware: MS2OA810 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 117 124 99 117 97 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	55.7% Above average	Read 83.7 Write 95.3 Mixed 27.5 SusWrite 110 57% 79.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.4 85% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 107%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$170 41,439 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 389GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 28 28 24 28 25 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	37.3% Below average	Read 104 Write 27 Mixed 30 SusWrite 26.4 34% 46.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 77% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 63%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 2TB 1,551 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 428GB free Firmware: 050B SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 101 101 95 105 95 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	Read 96.2 Write 133 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 99.6 72% 97.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 6.7 4K Mixed 0.8 230% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 102%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2GB free Firmware: 0739 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 79 Write 49.5 Mixed 57.7 47% 62.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 17% Great: 97%
Seagate Backup+ Desk Mac 3TB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 537GB free Firmware: 0505 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 166 163 155 171 158 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 159 Mixed 70 SusWrite 160 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 99%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 686GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 14 14 13 14 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	12.3% Very poor	Read 31.5 Write 30.7 Mixed 26.7 SusWrite 13.4 34% 25.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 81% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 12.3% Great: 60%
WD My Book 1140 3TB 6,710 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 3GB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 14 14 13 14 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	15.7% Very poor	Read 33.8 Write 34 Mixed 26.8 SusWrite 13.6 36% 27.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 119% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 15.7% Great: 59%
Samsung D3 Station 5TB 431 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1GB free, PID 6126 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 79.5 Write 140 Mixed 84 138% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 9.6 4K Mixed 0.7 352% 3.6 MB/s	DQ Read 0.4 DQ Write 9.6 DQ Mixed 0.9 359% 3.63 MB/s
Poor: 20% Great: 88%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 7,241 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 53GB free, PID 3320 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 15 14 13 14 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	11% Very poor	Read 34.5 Write 32.5 Mixed 29.5 SusWrite 13.9 36% 27.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 54% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 11% Great: 74%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 500GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 466GB free, PID 2351 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 40 40 37 40 37 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	18.2% Very poor	Read 36.7 Write 38.8 Mixed 33.7 SusWrite 38.6 51% 36.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 77% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 18.2% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-2400C15-8GVS 00002C0F 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 0000CD0010E9 F4-2400C15-8GVS 24GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	43.3% Average	MC Read 15.4 MC Write 15.9 MC Mixed 13.5 43% 14.9 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 13.6 SC Mixed 12 35% 12.4 GB/s	Latency 80.7 50% 80.7 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 43%

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Workstation 30%

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System: Dell XPS 8930

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	2,971x
Core i7-9700Intel $260Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	1,510x
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	326x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	916x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	695x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	642x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	562x
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshiba $46Bench 145%, 33,719 samples	262x
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc601Bench 138%, 2,219 samples	158x

RAM
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GBUnknownBench 78%, 8,965 samples	469x
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 $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 $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 $45	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