Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results


Gaming 73% Battleship	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 68% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	79% 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	123% 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	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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell XPS 8930 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0DF42J
Memory	6.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230314
Uptime	17.9 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '23 at 07:42
Run Duration	213 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Memory 84.3 1-Core 129 2-Core 249 86% 154 Pts	4-Core 484 8-Core 822 79% 653 Pts	64-Core 1,032 64% 1,032 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 87.2% 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: 546.17 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	79% Very good	Lighting 97.3 Reflection 108 Parallax 99.2 79% 102 fps	MRender 94.5 Gravity 95.7 Splatting 96.2 78% 95.5 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$37 33,719 User benchmarks, average bench 145% 154GB free (System drive) Firmware: AADA4106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 189 247 252 280 297 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 1,343 Write 130 Mixed 211 SusWrite 231 103% 479 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 85.5 4K Mixed 35.2 126% 48 MB/s	DQ Read 597 DQ Write 138 DQ Mixed 261 219% 332 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 216%
Asmt ASM235CM 14TB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 13TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 258 261 255 257 267 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	35.4% Below average	Read 227 Write 207 Mixed 184 SusWrite 258 49% 219 MB/s	4K Read 20.7 4K Write 9.2 4K Mixed 1.2 38% 10.4 MB/s	DQ Read 6.7 DQ Write 9.7 DQ Mixed 1.4 3% 5.93 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 35%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 242GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 176 177 176 178 173 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Read 124 Write 131 Mixed 74.3 SusWrite 176 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 113%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 11,959 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 465GB free Firmware: 0915 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 123 126 123 128 124 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	74.6% Very good	Read 133 Write 139 Mixed 105 SusWrite 125 93% 126 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 0.7 341% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 94%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 11,959 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 195GB free Firmware: 0911 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 81 78 77 79 77 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	55.5% Above average	Read 114 Write 157 Mixed 114 SusWrite 78.6 86% 116 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 259% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 94%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 11,959 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 362GB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 154 157 154 160 155 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	Read 92.1 Write 123 Mixed 91.3 SusWrite 156 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.6 226% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 94%
Asmt ASM235CM 8TB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 3TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 133 138 132 135 134 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	Read 130 Write 156 Mixed 124 SusWrite 133 101% 136 MB/s	4K Read 4.4 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.8 344% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 93%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 11,776 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 283GB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 177 180 180 184 185 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	69.6% Good	Read 60.6 Write 95.2 Mixed 89.8 SusWrite 180 79% 106 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.5 274% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GB 9,471 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	79.6% Very good	MC Read 31.2 MC Write 30.4 MC Mixed 22.8 80% 28.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 31.3 SC Mixed 24.9 70% 24.5 GB/s	Latency 65.6 61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 88%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	59	144	24"	1280 720	AOC246A 2460G4

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System: Dell XPS 8930

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	2,997x
Core i7-9700Intel $250Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	1,528x
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	698x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	647x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	565x
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshiba $37Bench 145%, 33,719 samples	265x
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc601Bench 138%, 2,219 samples	160x

RAM
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GBUnknownBench 78%, 8,965 samples	473x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	472x
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 i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

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