Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results


Gaming 80% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 91.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	83.2% 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 Drive	233% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Dell XPS 8930 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0T2HR0
Memory	33.7 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200701
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Nov 06 '20 at 14:42
Run Duration	255 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900-$1,989 11,853 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Memory 76.9 1-Core 147 2-Core 290 92% 171 Pts	4-Core 569 8-Core 1,107 99% 838 Pts	64-Core 1,374 85% 1,374 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6276) CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2177 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.09 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	83.2% Excellent	Lighting 106 Reflection 109 Parallax 92.5 86% 102 fps	MRender 94.9 Gravity 92.1 Splatting 96.9 78% 94.6 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 203GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1022 589 512 483 490 471 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	233% Outstanding	Read 1,915 Write 2,182 Mixed 1,786 SusWrite 594 364% 1,620 MB/s	4K Read 48.2 4K Write 176 4K Mixed 72.1 259% 98.9 MB/s	DQ Read 982 DQ Write 809 DQ Mixed 880 663% 890 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 233% Great: 297%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68 97,624 User benchmarks, average bench 204% 179GB free Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 906 437 437 436 438 437 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	224% Outstanding	Read 1,518 Write 1,568 Mixed 1,160 SusWrite 515 267% 1,190 MB/s	4K Read 52.2 4K Write 176 4K Mixed 76.7 271% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,200 DQ Write 968 DQ Mixed 1,006 774% 1,058 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 224% Great: 237%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 115GB free Firmware: 13057113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 130 129 128 128 129 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	74.2% Very good	Read 130 Write 121 Mixed 88.3 SusWrite 129 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 208% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 109%
Seagate Expansion Desk 6TB 6,833 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0915 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 166 167 169 168 169 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	74.9% Very good	Read 93.8 Write 123 Mixed 124 SusWrite 166 94% 126 MB/s	4K Read 4.7 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.7 326% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 89%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47 218,164 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 417GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 80 80 79 79 80 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	47.6% Average	Read 86.3 Write 84.8 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 79.4 55% 75.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 123% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 62%
WD My Passport 07AE 500GB 53 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 408GB free, PID 07ae Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 112 113 113 113 113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	46.3% Average	Read 100 Write 104 Mixed 61.7 SusWrite 113 128% 94.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 107% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 46%
WD My Passport 07AE 500GB 53 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 126GB free, PID 07ae Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 99 99 99 100 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	40.8% Average	Read 102 Write 105 Mixed 62 SusWrite 99.2 124% 92 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2666 2OZ 3248CB0110B4 DDR4 3200 2OZ 3600CB0110E4 DDR4 2666 2OZ 0000CB01 AO2P26KC8T1-BXGSHC 48GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2693, 2693, 2693, 2693 MHz 16384, 8192, 16384, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	82.5% Excellent	MC Read 29.9 MC Write 32.8 MC Mixed 25.2 84% 29.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 37.6 SC Mixed 26.7 78% 27.3 GB/s	Latency 86.6 46% 86.6 ns
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 88%

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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 $219Bench 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