Dell PowerEdge R420

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive49% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory96GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 96GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemDell PowerEdge R420
MotherboardDell PowerEdge R420  (all builds)
Memory91.4 GB free of 96 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20150129
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 08 '19 at 16:36
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
1st CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2
CPU1, 2 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
70.6% Very good
Memory 81.3
1-Core 80.6
2-Core 160
64% 107 Pts
4-Core 322
8-Core 630
56% 476 Pts
64-Core 1,630
101% 1,630 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 70.6%
Great: 71%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Dell PERC H310 8TB
7.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 405 411 407 411 405 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
49% Average
Read 404
Write 341
Mixed 91
SusWrite 406
70% 310 MB/s
4K Read 7.9
4K Write 11.5
4K Mixed 3.5
23% 7.63 MB/s
DQ Read 58.8
DQ Write 11.5
DQ Mixed 5.7
12% 25.3 MB/s
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M393B1G70BH0-YK0 00CE04B300CE M393B1G70BH0-YK0 00CE00B300CE M393B1G73QH0-YK0 00CE00B300CE M393B1G73QH0-YK0 00CE04B300CE M393B1K70CH0-CH9 00CE04B300CE M393B1K70CH0-CH9 00CE04B300CE M393B1G70BH0-YK0 00CE04B300CE M393B1G70BH0-YK0... 96GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1333, 1333, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1333, 1333 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
65.1% Good
MC Read 28.5
MC Write 22.8
MC Mixed 25.1
73% 25.5 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 5
SC Mixed 6.8
23% 8.17 GB/s
Latency 78.2
51% 78.2 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete

Motherboard: Dell PowerEdge R420

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