Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics30.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive123% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (68%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 8930  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0DF42J
Memory19.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190116
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateMay 19 '19 at 22:44
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 68%
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 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
80.4% Excellent
Memory 84
1-Core 130
2-Core 250
86% 154 Pts
4-Core 414
8-Core 619
64% 516 Pts
64-Core 674
42% 674 Pts
Poor: 79%
This bench: 80.4%
Great: 101%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
Dell(1028 3512) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 419.67
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
30.8% Below average
Lighting 38
Reflection 30.8
Parallax 37
31% 35.3 fps
MRender 37.8
Gravity 37.8
Splatting 36.3
30% 37.3 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 30.8%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33
89GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AADA4106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 262 209 175 161 152 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
123% Outstanding
Read 1,192
Write 229
Mixed 379
SusWrite 205
109% 501 MB/s
4K Read 28
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 40.5
156% 61.6 MB/s
DQ Read 362
DQ Write 329
DQ Mixed 294
235% 328 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 123%
Great: 193%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
398GB free
Firmware: MX4OAC70
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 146 153 148 139 142 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
51.3% Above average
Read 33
Write 152
Mixed 32.2
SusWrite 146
66% 90.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.3
62% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 51.3%
Great: 108%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 4TB
3.5TB free, PID 0820
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 65 54 64 68 67 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
17.6% Very poor
Read 15.3
Write 14
Mixed 11.8
SusWrite 66
40% 26.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.2
18% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 17.6%
Great: 53%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS8G4D26BFSE.16FB 00002C0F 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 00009B0010E4 BLS8G4D26BFSE.16FB 00002C0F 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 32GB
2666, 2666, 2666, 2666 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
86.7% Excellent
MC Read 32.4
MC Write 35.2
MC Mixed 28.8
92% 32.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 28.4
SC Mixed 20.2
61% 21.5 GB/s
Latency 73.5
54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 87%
This bench: 86.7%
Great: 91%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8930 Builds (Compare 6,378 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Raft

System: Dell XPS 8930

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $292
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