IBM System x3400 M3 Server -[737954A]-

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 (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 54.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
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.
Memory56GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 56GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 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.
SystemIBM System x3400 M3 Server -[737954A]-  (all builds)
MotherboardIBM 69Y4356
Memory46.7 GB free of 56 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20100917
Uptime3 Days
Run DateAug 13 '20 at 05:08
Run Duration174 Seconds
Run User VNM-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing below expectations (28th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5620
Node 1 Socket 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.1 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
54.9% Above average
Memory 75.4
1-Core 46.1
2-Core 87.7
46% 69.7 Pts
4-Core 191
8-Core 252
28% 222 Pts
64-Core 295
18% 295 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 54.9%
Great: 67%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Msft Virtual HD 5GB
2GB free
Firmware: 6.3
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Read 203
Write 226
Mixed 217
48% 215 MB/s
4K Read 33.2
4K Write 35
4K Mixed 30.5
108% 32.9 MB/s
DQ Read 90.1
DQ Write 148
DQ Mixed 109
86% 116 MB/s
Nvme PLEXTOR PX-512M8 512GB
400GB free
Firmware: 1.00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 42 49 42 50 66 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 1,081
Write 658
Mixed 149
SusWrite 58.7
106% 487 MB/s
4K Read 37.8
4K Write 62
4K Mixed 46.4
150% 48.7 MB/s
DQ Read 503
DQ Write 285
DQ Mixed 375
284% 387 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 111%
Great: 248%
IBM ServeRAID M1015 299GB
201GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.70
SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 49 44 43 46 47 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
52.3% Above average
Read 136
Write 48
Mixed 54.3
SusWrite 46.4
52% 71.1 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.9
159% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 52.3%
Great: 100%
IBM ServeRAID M1015 146GB
23GB free
Firmware: 2.70
SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 56 56 55 57 56 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
64.6% Good
Read 170
Write 53.5
Mixed 70.8
SusWrite 55.8
65% 87.4 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 1
184% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 64.6%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 56GB
null MHz
8192, 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
36% Below average
MC Read 13.1
MC Write 12
MC Mixed 12.4
36% 12.5 GB/s
SC Read 9.2
SC Write 9.5
SC Mixed 9.6
27% 9.43 GB/s
Latency 89.5
45% 89.5 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 36%
Great: 124%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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