Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 99% Nuclear submarine


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 91.7%, 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	364% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Dell XPS 8930 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0T2HR0
Memory	57.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200220
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 14 '20 at 01:56
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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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 i7-9700-$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 below expectations (39^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Memory 81.7 1-Core 147 2-Core 292 94% 174 Pts	4-Core 544 8-Core 1,127 98% 835 Pts	64-Core 1,156 72% 1,156 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 91.7% 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: 451.67 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Lighting 128 Reflection 122 Parallax 126 104% 125 fps	MRender 178 Gravity 114 Splatting 102 104% 131 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PM981a SAMS 2TB 184 User benchmarks, average bench 288% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: 15300229 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2334 2338 2370 1895 1543 1520 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	364% Outstanding	Read 2,522 Write 2,381 Mixed 1,819 SusWrite 2,000 490% 2,181 MB/s	4K Read 63.2 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 85.5 283% 98.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,370 DQ Write 1,031 DQ Mixed 1,180 888% 1,194 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 364% Great: 360%
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 101GB free Firmware: DXT06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 214 205 195 183 188 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	70.1% Very good	Read 424 Write 181 Mixed 153 SusWrite 200 53% 239 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 69.4 4K Mixed 18 101% 38.2 MB/s	DQ Read 359 DQ Write 151 DQ Mixed 58.3 95% 189 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 182 185 184 181 184 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 149 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 180 106% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 114%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 186GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 105 107 107 108 106 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	65.4% Good	Read 122 Write 123 Mixed 64.4 SusWrite 105 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 188% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL16G26C16U4R.16FE 4x16GB 33 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	MC Read 32.2 MC Write 36.8 MC Mixed 31.6 96% 33.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 38.1 SC Mixed 28.3 81% 28.4 GB/s	Latency 77.5 52% 77.5 ns
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 94%

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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