Dell Precision Tower 3420

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 84%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics5.43% 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 Drive89.4% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemDell Precision Tower 3420
MotherboardDell Precision Tower 3420  (all builds)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170806
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 07 '18 at 14:19
Run Duration89 Seconds
Run User PRT-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
84% Excellent
Memory 83.1
1-Core 126
2-Core 247
84% 152 Pts
4-Core 458
8-Core 654
70% 556 Pts
64-Core 659
41% 659 Pts
Poor: 69%
This bench: 84%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD FirePro W2100 Graphics Adapter
Dell(1028 2120) 2GB
CLim: 680 MHz, MLim: 900 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 16.6
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
5.43% Terrible
Lighting 6.47
Reflection 8.08
Parallax 7.88
5% 7.47 fps
MRender 7.38
Gravity 5.5
Splatting 7.87
6% 6.92 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 5.43%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 480GB
401GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0. Max speed: Unknown
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
89.4% Excellent
Read 786
Write 624
Mixed 748
160% 719 MB/s
4K Read 17.5
4K Write 49.3
4K Mixed 8.64
64% 25.2 MB/s
DQ Read 18.6
DQ Write 49.1
DQ Mixed 7.9
14% 25.2 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 89.4%
Great: 182%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16ATF2G64AZ-2G3H1 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (40th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
41.4% Average
MC Read 14.6
MC Write 14.4
MC Mixed 11.9
39% 13.6 GB/s
SC Read 12.8
SC Write 14.9
SC Mixed 14.3
40% 14 GB/s
Latency 74.9
53% 74.9 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 41.4%
Great: 47%

 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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