Dell Precision Tower 3420

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics13.6% 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 Drive83.8% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Precision Tower 3420
MotherboardDell Precision Tower 3420  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160526
Uptime7.8 Days
Run DateApr 19 '18 at 02:34
Run Duration83 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5
Socket 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
77.1% Very good
Memory 79.9
1-Core 112
2-Core 220
77% 137 Pts
4-Core 400
8-Core 626
63% 513 Pts
64-Core 633
39% 633 Pts
Poor: 65%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K1200
Nvidia(10DE 1140) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1032 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 354.13
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
13.6% Very poor
Lighting 17.1
Reflection 13.8
Parallax 14.2
14% 15 fps
MRender 19.8
Gravity 14.5
Splatting 14.2
13% 16.2 fps
Poor: 13%
This bench: 13.6%
Great: 14%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SK hynix SC300B SATA 512GB
377GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20102P00 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
83.8% Excellent
Read 509
Write 457
Mixed 486
108% 484 MB/s
4K Read 26.1
4K Write 78.6
4K Mixed 15.1
100% 39.9 MB/s
DQ Read 29.3
DQ Write 265
DQ Mixed 14.6
50% 103 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 105%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
67.2% Good
MC Read 25.9
MC Write 25.8
MC Mixed 20.1
68% 23.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 25
SC Mixed 20.6
58% 20.2 GB/s
Latency 80.8
50% 80.8 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 67.2%
Great: 81%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Precision Tower 3420 Builds (Compare 808 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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