Dell PowerEdge 2950

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 48.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1.89% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
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 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.
SystemDell PowerEdge 2950
MotherboardDell PowerEdge 2950  (all builds)
Memory28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20101030
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateFeb 07 '22 at 20:17
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User ZAF-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
1st CPU: Intel Xeon E5450
CPU1, 2 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
48.9% Average
Memory 62.4
1-Core 47.2
2-Core 95.4
42% 68.3 Pts
4-Core 191
8-Core 376
34% 284 Pts
64-Core 375
23% 375 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 48.9%
Great: 49%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 520
Gigabyte(1458 352E) 1GB
CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 333 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
1.89% Terrible
Lighting 2.3
Reflection 4.2
Parallax 0.5
2% 2.33 fps
MRender 2.9
Gravity 2.2
Splatting 2.1
2% 2.4 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.89%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Dell PERC 6/i 449GB
305GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.22
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 20 51 66 67 67 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
73.2% Very good
Read 199
Write 16
Mixed 39.3
SusWrite 55.9
57% 77.5 MB/s
4K Read 3.3
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.8
236% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 73.2%
Great: 118%
Dell PERC 6/i 449GB
389GB free
Firmware: 1.22
SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 70 70 69 70 70 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 73% Great: 118%
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)
17.8% Very poor
MC Read 6.1
MC Write 5.8
MC Mixed 6.2
17% 6.03 GB/s
SC Read 3.5
SC Write 3.7
SC Mixed 3.8
10% 3.67 GB/s
Latency 121
33% 121 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 17.8%
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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