Dell Precision Tower 3420

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics13.9% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive95.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemDell Precision Tower 3420
MotherboardDell Precision Tower 3420  (all builds)
Memory9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160526
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateOct 20 '17 at 11:11
Run Duration84 Seconds
Run User JPN-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5
Socket 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
78.7% Very good
Memory 87.7
1-Core 113
2-Core 215
79% 139 Pts
4-Core 375
8-Core 652
62% 513 Pts
64-Core 654
40% 654 Pts
Poor: 69%
This bench: 78.7%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K1200
Nvidia(10DE 1140) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1032 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 361.91
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
13.9% Very poor
Lighting 17.7
Reflection 14
Parallax 14.8
14% 15.5 fps
MRender 20.3
Gravity 13.3
Splatting 14.5
13% 16.1 fps
Poor: 13%
This bench: 13.9%
Great: 14%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron 1100 SATA 512GB
134GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0D
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
95.2% Outstanding
Read 478
Write 465
Mixed 480
106% 475 MB/s
4K Read 22
4K Write 75.4
4K Mixed 29.6
111% 42.4 MB/s
DQ Read 317
DQ Write 293
DQ Mixed 66.4
115% 225 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 95.2%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
75.3% Very good
MC Read 27.6
MC Write 28.9
MC Mixed 24
77% 26.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 27.6
SC Mixed 22.8
63% 22.1 GB/s
Latency 69.8
57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Precision Tower 3420 Builds (Compare 807 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell Precision Tower 3420

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 82% - Excellent Total price: $180
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