Dell Precision Tower 3431

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 28%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics24.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive76.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Precision Tower 3431
MotherboardDell Precision Tower 3431  (all builds)
Memory19 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200206
Uptime17.3 Days
Run DateMar 09 '21 at 18:14
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 29%

 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E-2224
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Memory 88.3
1-Core 132
2-Core 205
83% 142 Pts
4-Core 492
8-Core 454
64% 473 Pts
64-Core 488
30% 488 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro P1000
Dell(1028 11BC) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.12
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
24.5% Poor
Lighting 31.4
Reflection 30.1
Parallax 28.4
26% 30 fps
MRender 26.7
Gravity 30
Splatting 25.9
22% 27.5 fps
Poor: 23%
This bench: 24.5%
Great: 25%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SK hynix SC401 SATA 512GB
370GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 90000122
SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 406 319 288 285 276 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
76.6% Very good
Read 477
Write 412
Mixed 379
SusWrite 321
89% 397 MB/s
4K Read 24.1
4K Write 54.4
4K Mixed 27.9
101% 35.5 MB/s
DQ Read 26.6
DQ Write 277
DQ Mixed 31
60% 112 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 76.6%
Great: 99%
Kingston FCR-HS219/1 2GB
2GB free, PID 6148
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.6 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
2.94% Terrible
Read 8.7
Write 2.2
Mixed 4.2
SusWrite 3.5
5% 4.65 MB/s
4K Read 3.9
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
14% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 2.94%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown AO2P26KC8T1-BXGSHC 859B0000802C CT8G4DFS8266.M8FJ 859B0000802C CT8G4DFS8266.M8FJ 859B0000802C CT8G4DFS8266.M8FJ 32GB
2666, 2666, 2666, 2666 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
77.2% Very good
MC Read 27.9
MC Write 31.1
MC Mixed 27.2
82% 28.7 GB/s
SC Read 7.9
SC Write 27
SC Mixed 16.4
49% 17.1 GB/s
Latency 69.2
58% 69.2 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Precision Tower 3431 Builds (Compare 268 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 3431

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $250
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