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 way below expectations (9th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 91 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 25.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Boot Drive60.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell PowerEdge 2950
MotherboardDell PowerEdge 2950  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20080205
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 20 '22 at 06:29
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon 5160
CPU1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
25.6% Poor
Memory 42.3
1-Core 32.2
2-Core 42.1
26% 38.9 Pts
4-Core 54
8-Core 50.1
7% 52 Pts
64-Core 55.5
3% 55.5 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 25.6%
Great: 41%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Dell PERC 6/i 585GB
514GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 9 9.9 8.1 12 25 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
60.2% Good
Read 391
Write 201
Mixed 288
SusWrite 16.4
50% 224 MB/s
4K Read 38.3
4K Write 29.5
4K Mixed 32.8
116% 33.5 MB/s
DQ Read 179
DQ Write 174
DQ Mixed 178
133% 177 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 60.2%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 36HTF25672F667F1N6 8x2GB
8 of 8 slots used
16GB FB-DIMM DDR2 FB-DIMM 667 MHz
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
9.83% Terrible
MC Read 3.5
MC Write 2.4
MC Mixed 3.3
9% 3.07 GB/s
SC Read 2.6
SC Write 2.7
SC Mixed 3.2
8% 2.83 GB/s
Latency 192
21% 192 ns

 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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