Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 97.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics8.11% 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 Drive245% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemDell XPS 8930  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0T2HR0
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190716
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateSep 17 '19 at 07:56
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700-$260
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
97.7% Outstanding
Memory 87.8
1-Core 143
2-Core 290
95% 174 Pts
4-Core 575
8-Core 1144
101% 860 Pts
64-Core 1,104
68% 1,104 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 97.7%
Great: 99%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 0859) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6615
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
8.11% Terrible
Lighting 8.47
Reflection 11.8
Parallax 8.41
7% 9.56 fps
MRender 12.9
Gravity 7.43
Splatting 16.6
10% 12.3 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 8.11%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pm981 NVMe Samsung 256GB
161GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXD72D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 870 337 335 339 336 336 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
245% Outstanding
Read 2,235
Write 1,400
Mixed 1,213
SusWrite 426
292% 1,319 MB/s
4K Read 62.7
4K Write 142
4K Mixed 80.4
273% 95.1 MB/s
DQ Read 978
DQ Write 1,018
DQ Mixed 990
747% 995 MB/s
Poor: 110%
This bench: 245%
Great: 255%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
2TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 215 218 220 220 220 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
WD My Passport Essential USB 3.0 1TB
555GB free, PID 0730
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 45 46 46 46 46 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
25.4% Poor
Read 73.9
Write 72.5
Mixed 55.8
SusWrite 45.8
82% 62 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 25.4%
Great: 36%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
83.4% Excellent
MC Read 34.3
MC Write 30.7
MC Mixed 24.3
85% 29.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 30.8
SC Mixed 26.4
72% 25.3 GB/s
Latency 69.7
57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 83.4%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 8930 Builds (Compare 6,368 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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