Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 95%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	103% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	174% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Dell XPS 8930 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0T2HR0
Memory	2.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191031
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 13 '20 at 19:47
Run Duration	110 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700-$260 79,875 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	95% Outstanding	Memory 89.9 1-Core 144 2-Core 292 96% 175 Pts	4-Core 536 8-Core 1,118 97% 827 Pts	64-Core 1,123 70% 1,123 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Dell(1028 C756) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.19 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Lighting 126 Reflection 121 Parallax 124 103% 124 fps	MRender 177 Gravity 114 Splatting 103 104% 131 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron 2200S NVMe 512GB 5,553 User benchmarks, average bench 167% 341GB free (System drive) Firmware: 22001030 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 833 1091 1163 836 702 454 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	174% Outstanding	Read 1,533 Write 1,291 Mixed 1,146 SusWrite 846 270% 1,204 MB/s	4K Read 46.1 4K Write 85 4K Mixed 55.5 186% 62.2 MB/s	DQ Read 42.6 DQ Write 87.1 DQ Mixed 57.5 46% 62.4 MB/s
Poor: 101% ↑ This bench: 174% Great: 215%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 1x8GB 2,734 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	45.7% Average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 15.8 MC Mixed 12.1 43% 15.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 15.2 SC Mixed 15 42% 14.7 GB/s	Latency 67.3 59% 67.3 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 48%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	2,967x
Core i7-9700Intel $260Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	1,501x
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	325x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	915x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	693x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	641x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	561x
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshiba $46Bench 145%, 33,719 samples	262x
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc601Bench 138%, 2,219 samples	158x

RAM
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GBUnknownBench 78%, 8,965 samples	467x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	465x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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