Dell PowerEdge 2900

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 17%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 41.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.77% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory2GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows however a minimum of 4GB is recommended for gaming or any other RAM intensive tasks such as photo/video editing. This system will also be a little more responsive with 4GB of RAM.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemDell PowerEdge 2900
MotherboardDell PowerEdge 2900  (all builds)
Memory0.7 GB free of 2 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20080205
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateApr 15 '17 at 21:21
Run Duration84 Seconds
Run User HND-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing above expectations (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
1st CPU: Intel Xeon 5160
CPU1, 2 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
41.5% Average
Memory 61
1-Core 32.4
2-Core 68.5
35% 54 Pts
4-Core 131
8-Core 118
17% 124 Pts
64-Core 134
8% 134 Pts
Poor: 36%
This bench: 41.5%
Great: 47%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro FX 4500
Nvidia(10DE 0322) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 307.83
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
0.77% Terrible
Lighting 1.43
Reflection 0.69
Parallax 0.31
1% 0.81 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 0.77%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Dell PERC 5/i 599GB
544GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.03
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
94.3% Outstanding
Read 166
Write 163
Mixed 157
122% 162 MB/s
4K Read 0.88
4K Write 1.04
4K Mixed 0.54
116% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 94.3%
Great: 94%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown KINGSTON 2x1GB
2 of 12 slots used
2GB FB-DIMM DDR2 FB-DIMM 667 MHz
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
11.1% Very poor
MC Read 3.9
MC Write 2.5
MC Mixed 3.6
10% 3.33 GB/s
SC Read 2
SC Write 2.5
SC Mixed 3.2
7% 2.57 GB/s
Latency 125
32% 125 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PowerEdge 2900 Builds (Compare 2 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Dell PowerEdge 2900

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $130
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