Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 92.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	8.02% 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	250% 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.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Dell XPS 8930 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0T2HR0
Memory	54.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190827
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 04 '20 at 00:08
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Memory 82 1-Core 154 2-Core 304 97% 180 Pts	4-Core 549 8-Core 1,152 99% 850 Pts	64-Core 1,532 95% 1,532 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 0859) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7263 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	8.02% Terrible	Lighting 8.27 Reflection 12 Parallax 8.78 7% 9.67 fps	MRender 13.2 Gravity 7.43 Splatting 16.5 10% 12.4 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 8.02% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kxg50pnv2t04 NVMe KIOXIA 2048GB 270 User benchmarks, average bench 183% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: AFDA4105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1548 958 969 971 970 979 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	250% Outstanding	Read 2,027 Write 1,920 Mixed 1,424 SusWrite 1,066 361% 1,609 MB/s	4K Read 40.2 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 61.2 216% 81.9 MB/s	DQ Read 832 DQ Write 855 DQ Mixed 770 599% 819 MB/s
Poor: 104% ↑ This bench: 250% Great: 250%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2TB free Firmware: MX4OAD30 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 183 194 194 193 193 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 188 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 191 107% 149 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 166% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 108%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 6TB 10,357 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 16 16 16 16 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	37.5% Below average	Read 114 Write 19 Mixed 30.2 SusWrite 15.8 33% 44.8 MB/s	4K Read 2.8 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.3 154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA82GU6JJR8N-VK 4x16GB 362 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	MC Read 29.2 MC Write 33.6 MC Mixed 26.4 85% 29.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 37.7 SC Mixed 28 81% 28.4 GB/s	Latency 76.9 52% 76.9 ns
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 93%

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

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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	2,975x
Core i7-9700Intel $250Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	1,510x
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	326x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	918x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	696x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	643x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	562x
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshiba $46Bench 145%, 33,719 samples	263x
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc601Bench 138%, 2,219 samples	158x

RAM
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GBUnknownBench 78%, 8,965 samples	470x
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 $269	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 $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