Dell PowerEdge 2900

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (0th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 100 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 13.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
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.
Memory14GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 14GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (90%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell PowerEdge 2900
MotherboardDell PowerEdge 2900  (all builds)
Memory9.9 GB free of 14 GB @ 0.5 GHz
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20101030
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 13 '21 at 12:49
Run Duration179 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 90%

 PC Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5405
CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2 GHz
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
13.1% Very poor
Memory 15.1
1-Core 21.1
2-Core 45.6
15% 27.3 Pts
4-Core 59.8
8-Core 88.6
9% 74.2 Pts
64-Core 101
6% 101 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 13.1%
Great: 49%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Dell PERC 6/i 4TB
605GB free
Firmware: 1.22
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 88 76 86 86 80 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
19.6% Very poor
Read 207
Write 192
Mixed 104
SusWrite 81.3
32% 146 MB/s
4K Read 6.3
4K Write 15.6
4K Mixed 1.9
20% 7.93 MB/s
DQ Read 11.4
DQ Write 20.4
DQ Mixed 3
6% 11.6 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 19.6%
Great: 98%
Dell PERC 6/i 585GB
119GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.22
SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 35 39 41 44 42 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
36.8% Below average
Read 87.7
Write 63
Mixed 46
SusWrite 39.7
44% 59.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 0.6
146% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 36.8%
Great: 97%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 0198808980C1 0198808980C1 0198808980C1 01987FB3830B 01987FB3830B 0198808902FE 0198808980C1 0198808980C1 01988089830B 0198808980C1 0198808980C1 14GB
533, 533, 533, 533, 533, 533, 533, 533, 533, 533, 533, 533 MHz
1024, 1024, 1024, 1024, 2048, 2048, 1024, 1024, 1024, 1024, 1024, 1024 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
11.5% Very poor
MC Read 4.5
MC Write 4.5
MC Mixed 4.5
13% 4.5 GB/s
SC Read 0.7
SC Write 1.6
SC Mixed 0.9
3% 1.07 GB/s
Latency 359
11% 359 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PowerEdge 2900 Builds (Compare 2 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Dell PowerEdge 2900

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $130
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