Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results


Gaming 71% Battleship	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 66% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 93.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	71.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	142% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Dell XPS 8930 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0DF42J
Memory	8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180531
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 27 '21 at 15:54
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8086K-$399 38,086 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Memory 87.1 1-Core 142 2-Core 282 93% 170 Pts	4-Core 537 8-Core 867 86% 702 Pts	64-Core 1,079 67% 1,079 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$209 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Asus(1043 86BB) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.11 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	71.9% Very good	Lighting 95.1 Reflection 92.4 Parallax 79.8 78% 89.1 fps	MRender 66.7 Gravity 82.1 Splatting 74.6 61% 74.5 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$37 33,719 User benchmarks, average bench 145% 212GB free (System drive) Firmware: AADA4105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 244 322 380 423 434 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	142% Outstanding	Read 1,522 Write 115 Mixed 156 SusWrite 322 113% 529 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 90.9 4K Mixed 44 156% 56.3 MB/s	DQ Read 499 DQ Write 85.8 DQ Mixed 161 152% 249 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 142% Great: 216%
Sandisk PLUS 1000GB 44,528 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 196GB free Firmware: UH5100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 313 248 65 75 11 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	47% Average	Read 410 Write 337 Mixed 261 SusWrite 181 66% 297 MB/s	4K Read 8.5 4K Write 41 4K Mixed 11.5 49% 20.3 MB/s	DQ Read 114 DQ Write 96.1 DQ Mixed 28.4 42% 79.4 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 58%
Samsung 850 Evo 2TB-$275 8,527 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 395GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 477 477 476 468 472 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 460 Write 416 Mixed 363 SusWrite 469 96% 427 MB/s	4K Read 40.6 4K Write 95.5 4K Mixed 55.1 183% 63.7 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 351 265% 356 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 135%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1TB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 118 116 107 117 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	62.1% Good	Read 104 Write 99.3 Mixed 51 SusWrite 112 67% 91.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 1.1 207% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 68%
Seagate BUP BK 4TB 13,353 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 933GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 74 74 73 75 75 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	37.9% Below average	Read 56.9 Write 86.1 Mixed 80.9 SusWrite 73.7 56% 74.4 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.3 197% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 65%
Lacie Rugged USB-C 4TB 678 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 923GB free Firmware: 1153 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 123 128 129 124 120 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	63% Good	Read 94.2 Write 114 Mixed 71.2 SusWrite 125 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.7 176% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 69%
WD Game Drive 4TB 3,751 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 438GB free, PID 262f Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 86 87 87 86 87 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	44.4% Average	Read 92.9 Write 82.4 Mixed 67.1 SusWrite 86.8 110% 82.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 65%
Seagate BUP BL 5TB 69 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1TB free, PID ab30 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 127 127 127 125 124 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Read 94.1 Write 116 Mixed 73 SusWrite 126 142% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.6 174% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 55%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GB 8,965 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	80% Very good	MC Read 32.5 MC Write 30.4 MC Mixed 22.2 81% 28.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 31.2 SC Mixed 24.9 71% 24.7 GB/s	Latency 70.4 57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 85%

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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	2,985x
Core i7-9700Intel $250Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	1,521x
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	326x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	923x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	697x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	645x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	564x
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	468x
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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16