Dell PowerEdge 2950

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 46.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive15.9% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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.
SystemDell PowerEdge 2950
MotherboardDell PowerEdge 2950  (all builds)
Memory29.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20101030
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 07 '22 at 17:15
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
1st CPU: Intel Xeon E5430
CPU1, 2 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
46.2% Average
Memory 61.1
1-Core 42.7
2-Core 84.8
40% 62.9 Pts
4-Core 170
8-Core 340
30% 255 Pts
64-Core 334
21% 334 Pts
Poor: 41%
This bench: 46.2%
Great: 48%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Dell PERC 6/i 500GB
426GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.21
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 102 98 113 113 176 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
15.9% Very poor
Read 198
Write 148
Mixed 75
SusWrite 115
30% 134 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
3% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 15.9%
Great: 94%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HYMP151F72CP4N3-Y5 8x4GB
8 of 8 slots used
32GB FB-DIMM DDR2 FB-DIMM 667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
17.5% Very poor
MC Read 6.2
MC Write 5.6
MC Mixed 6
17% 5.93 GB/s
SC Read 3.9
SC Write 3.4
SC Mixed 3.8
11% 3.7 GB/s
Latency 125
32% 125 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 17.5%
Great: 18%

 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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