Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 90.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	61.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.

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System	Dell XPS 8930 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0DF42J
Memory	8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2048 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190116
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Apr 15 '19 at 18:17
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	24%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Memory 87 1-Core 139 2-Core 278 92% 168 Pts	4-Core 504 8-Core 844 82% 674 Pts	64-Core 1,132 70% 1,132 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Dell(1028 11D7) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 397.93 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	61.4% Good	Lighting 77 Reflection 75.8 Parallax 65.7 63% 72.9 fps	MRender 71.7 Gravity 70.9 Splatting 72.7 59% 71.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 665GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 158 162 172 181 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 183 Mixed 79.8 SusWrite 160 112% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 122% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 113%
Seagate SkyHawk 3TB (2016)-$85 2,089 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2TB free Firmware: CV12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 153 157 158 165 151 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Read 159 Write 156 Mixed 74 SusWrite 156 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 104%
Seagate ST8000DM0004-1ZC11G 8TB 186 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2.5TB free Firmware: DN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 159 161 164 169 156 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 36% Great: 104%
Seagate BUP BK 4TB 13,353 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 104 109 112 110 110 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	54% Above average	Read 79.4 Write 118 Mixed 62.4 SusWrite 107 67% 91.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.4 190% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 65%
WDC WD40 EZRZ-00GXCB0 4TB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 1.5TB free, PID 2338 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 38 41 41 42 38 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	22.3% Poor	Read 37.1 Write 33.5 Mixed 29.8 SusWrite 39.8 48% 35 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 126% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 22.3% Great: 22%
WD easystore 25FB 8TB 7,734 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 5.5TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 91 94 94 95 96 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	48.6% Average	Read 84.7 Write 96.8 Mixed 65.6 SusWrite 94.5 117% 85.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.2 216% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB 3,256 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	75.8% Very good	MC Read 30.2 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 21.8 76% 26.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 29.2 SC Mixed 25.4 69% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 70.5 57% 70.5 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 81%

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Gaming 32%

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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	2,996x
Core i7-9700Intel $250Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	1,525x
Core i5-8400Intel $130Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	328x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	929x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	697x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	646x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	565x
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshiba $37Bench 145%, 33,719 samples	264x
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc601Bench 138%, 2,219 samples	159x

RAM
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GBUnknownBench 78%, 8,965 samples	473x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	470x
HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 4,647 samples	361x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $292

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16