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 below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 27%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell PowerEdge 2950
MotherboardDell PowerEdge 2950  (all builds)
Memory4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20101030
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 02 '20 at 06:08
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 30%

 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
1st CPU: Intel Xeon 3.00GHz
CPU1, 2 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
27% Poor
Memory 39
1-Core 24.4
2-Core 51.8
24% 38.4 Pts
4-Core 82.5
8-Core 119
13% 101 Pts
64-Core 120
7% 120 Pts
Poor: 23%
This bench: 27%
Great: 34%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Dell PERC 6/i 292GB
248GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 45 44 45 45 45 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
61.7% Good
Read 170
Write 43
Mixed 59.5
SusWrite 44.5
58% 79.3 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 1.4
244% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 61.7%
Great: 124%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 16GB
9GB free, PID 5575
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.4 4.1 3.8 3.6 5 5.2 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
10.8% Very poor
Read 29.7
Write 4.5
Mixed 6.5
SusWrite 4
11% 11.2 MB/s
4K Read 2.9
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 2.1
137% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 10.8%
Great: 17%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown GM431-QAA-INTD1F 4x2GB
4 of 8 slots used
8GB FB-DIMM DDR2 FB-DIMM 667 MHz
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
9.28% Terrible
MC Read 3.2
MC Write 2.9
MC Mixed 3.1
9% 3.07 GB/s
SC Read 2.2
SC Write 1.4
SC Mixed 2.2
6% 1.93 GB/s
Latency 207
19% 207 ns
Poor: 9%
This bench: 9.28%
Great: 10%

 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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