Dell Precision Tower 3430

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics10.2% 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 Drive82.5% 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 3430
MotherboardDell Precision Tower 3430  (all builds)
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors, 1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181010
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 09 '19 at 19:17
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700-$200
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
91.6% Outstanding
Memory 90.7
1-Core 136
2-Core 273
92% 167 Pts
4-Core 498
8-Core 788
79% 643 Pts
64-Core 1,011
63% 1,011 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 91.6%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro P400
Dell(1028 11BE) 2GB
CLim: 1252 MHz, MLim: 1002 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 397.93
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
10.2% Very poor
Lighting 12.4
Reflection 10.7
Parallax 9.28
10% 10.8 fps
MRender 10.5
Gravity 10.2
Splatting 15.4
10% 12 fps
Poor: 8%
This bench: 10.2%
Great: 9%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pm981 NVMe Samsung 256GB
55GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXD71D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 251 260 269 329 295 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
82.5% Excellent
Read 819
Write 597
Mixed 342
SusWrite 276
113% 508 MB/s
4K Read 25
4K Write 64.8
4K Mixed 23.1
102% 37.6 MB/s
DQ Read 31.4
DQ Write 70.2
DQ Mixed 26.5
27% 42.7 MB/s
Poor: 110%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 255%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M378A1K43CB2-CTD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
79% Very good
MC Read 32.3
MC Write 30.8
MC Mixed 22.1
81% 28.4 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 25
SC Mixed 24.5
63% 22.1 GB/s
Latency 66.2
60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 79%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Precision Tower 3430 Builds (Compare 284 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell Precision Tower 3430

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $200
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