Dell PowerEdge 2950

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (11th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 89 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 a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 33.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
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.
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.
Very high background CPU (58%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemDell PowerEdge 2950
MotherboardDell PowerEdge 2950  (all builds)
Memory8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20080429
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateSep 06 '19 at 14:28
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 58%

 PC Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
1st CPU: Intel Xeon E5205
CPU1, 2 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.85 GHz, turbo 1.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
33.7% Below average
Memory 52.7
1-Core 23.3
2-Core 46
28% 40.7 Pts
4-Core 86.8
8-Core 91.8
12% 89.3 Pts
64-Core 80.8
5% 80.8 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 33.7%
Great: 38%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Dell PERC 6/i 2.5TB
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 27 29 29 29 28 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
74.7% Very good
Read 232
Write 30.5
Mixed 45.2
SusWrite 28.4
62% 84.1 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.6
122% 0.73 MB/s
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HYMP125F72CP8N3-Y5 8x2GB
8 of 8 slots used
16GB FB-DIMM DDR2 FB-DIMM 667 MHz
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
13.5% Very poor
MC Read 4.8
MC Write 4.3
MC Mixed 4.6
13% 4.57 GB/s
SC Read 2.5
SC Write 2.4
SC Mixed 3
8% 2.63 GB/s
Latency 151
26% 151 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 13.5%
Great: 18%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PowerEdge 2950 Builds (Compare 5 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell PowerEdge 2950

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 10% - Very poor Total price: $500
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