Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 90.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics76.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive124% 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 0DF42J
Memory8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191226
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 15 '21 at 00:01
Run Duration249 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700-$200
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
90.8% Outstanding
Memory 92.6
1-Core 133
2-Core 265
91% 164 Pts
4-Core 479
8-Core 849
80% 664 Pts
64-Core 1,032
64% 1,032 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 90.8%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Dell(1028 3301) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2272 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
76.4% Very good
Lighting 90.2
Reflection 104
Parallax 106
74% 99.9 fps
MRender 99.8
Gravity 101
Splatting 99.7
82% 100 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HP S700 250GB-$46
233GB free
Firmware: R0522A1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 403 407 422 411 428 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
81.5% Excellent
Read 419
Write 367
Mixed 321
SusWrite 410
85% 379 MB/s
4K Read 20.2
4K Write 79.7
4K Mixed 21.5
100% 40.5 MB/s
DQ Read 133
DQ Write 306
DQ Mixed 30.4
77% 156 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 81.5%
Great: 98%
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33
39GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AADA4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 252 230 187 159 151 140 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
124% Outstanding
Read 1,183
Write 333
Mixed 388
SusWrite 186
114% 523 MB/s
4K Read 25.5
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 42.7
159% 64.1 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 286
236% 338 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 124%
Great: 193%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
327GB free
Firmware: MX4OAC70
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 97 100 101 105 105 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
51.7% Above average
Read 78.2
Write 154
Mixed 53.4
SusWrite 102
71% 96.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.6
140% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 51.7%
Great: 108%
Wd2000fyyz-23ul 42D0788 42D0791IBM 2TB
786GB free
Firmware: WD39
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 117 117 117 119 118 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
56.6% Above average
Read 80.3
Write 60.9
Mixed 45.9
SusWrite 117
56% 76 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.6
114% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 56.6%
Great: 94%
WD My Book 25EE 4TB
922GB free, PID 25ee
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 105 105 106 106 106 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
45.8% Average
Read 113
Write 114
Mixed 62.1
SusWrite 106
132% 98.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
101% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 45.8%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
79.3% Very good
MC Read 31.3
MC Write 30
MC Mixed 22.4
80% 27.9 GB/s
SC Read 18.7
SC Write 30.4
SC Mixed 24.3
70% 24.5 GB/s
Latency 63
64% 63 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 79.3%
Great: 85%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 61: 8R 7G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
61% 45% 33 303 220 165 27" 1920 1080 AUS2720 VG278
History: Score 3: 0R 0G 3B | Score 61: 8R 7G 0B
Typical XPS 8930 Builds (Compare 6,366 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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