Dell Precision Tower 3420

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics13.6% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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 Precision Tower 3420
MotherboardDell Precision Tower 3420  (all builds)
Memory56.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20220713
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateAug 28 '22 at 18:18
Run Duration153 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
67.3% Good
Memory 81.2
1-Core 101
2-Core 174
70% 119 Pts
4-Core 288
8-Core 552
50% 420 Pts
64-Core 556
34% 556 Pts
Poor: 69%
This bench: 67.3%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K1200
Nvidia(10DE 1140) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1032 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.74
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
13.6% Very poor
Lighting 16.6
Reflection 15.2
Parallax 15.1
14% 15.6 fps
MRender 20.7
Gravity 17
Splatting 13.6
14% 17.1 fps
Poor: 13%
This bench: 13.6%
Great: 14%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
ST500LM000-1EJ162 480GB
93GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R201
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 166 168 169 174 171 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Read 262
Write 234
Mixed 246
SusWrite 172
51% 229 MB/s
4K Read 22.4
4K Write 17.1
4K Mixed 19.3
68% 19.6 MB/s
DQ Read 216
DQ Write 94
DQ Mixed 127
101% 146 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 77%
Seagate Expansion Desk 10TB
2TB free
Firmware: 0915
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 160 161 159 162 160 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
81.6% Excellent
Read 123
Write 96.3
Mixed 85.3
SusWrite 159
85% 116 MB/s
4K Read 6.2
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 0.9
410% 3.3 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 107%
G-drive USB 10TB
4TB free
Firmware: 2602
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 177 180 172 177 180 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
98.2% Outstanding
Read 163
Write 184
Mixed 104
SusWrite 177
115% 157 MB/s
4K Read 2
4K Write 6.3
4K Mixed 1
311% 3.1 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 98.2%
Great: 136%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M391A2K43BB1-CPB 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
72.2% Very good
MC Read 25.1
MC Write 28.6
MC Mixed 23.2
73% 25.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.2
SC Write 28.7
SC Mixed 22.7
63% 22.2 GB/s
Latency 78.3
51% 78.3 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 72.2%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Precision Tower 3420 Builds (Compare 815 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell Precision Tower 3420

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 82% - Excellent Total price: $180
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