IBM 3850 M2 / x3950 M2 -[7141W9S]-

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 29.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Boot Drive82.9% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8 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
SystemIBM 3850 M2 / x3950 M2 -[7141W9S]-  (all builds)
MotherboardIBM Node1 Processor Card
Memory30 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.5 GHz
OSWindows 8
BIOS Date20101221
Uptime1 Days
Run DateSep 30 '16 at 07:35
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
1st CPU: Intel Xeon E7320
Node 1 CPU 3, 4 CPU, 16 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.15 GHz, turbo 2.15 GHz (avg)
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
29.6% Poor
Memory 41.1
1-Core 24.8
2-Core 48.6
25% 38.2 Pts
4-Core 98.7
8-Core 198
18% 148 Pts
64-Core 395
24% 395 Pts
Poor: 30%
This bench: 29.6%
Great: 32%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
IBM ServeRAID-MR10k 999GB
908GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.40
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
82.9% Excellent
Read 754
Write 382
Mixed 511
121% 549 MB/s
4K Read 36.8
4K Write 26.3
4K Mixed 14.3
88% 25.8 MB/s
DQ Read 90.7
DQ Write 86.4
DQ Mixed 40.1
43% 72.4 MB/s
Poor: 83%
This bench: 82.9%
Great: 94%
IBM ServeRAID-MR10k 639GB
595GB free
Firmware: 1.40
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
38.5% Below average
Read 62.6
Write 71.7
Mixed 66
50% 66.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.31
4K Write 0.34
4K Mixed 0.1
30% 0.25 MB/s
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8x4GB
8 of 32 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR2
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
29.6% Poor
MC Read 12.7
MC Write 10.6
MC Mixed 13.2
35% 12.2 GB/s
SC Read 1
SC Write 2.5
SC Mixed 1.1
4% 1.53 GB/s
Latency 197
20% 197 ns
Poor: 15%
This bench: 29.6%
Great: 148%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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