Dell Precision WorkStation R5400

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 49.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics4.86% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive56.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemDell Precision WorkStation R5400  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0FX173
Memory5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120430
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 08 '22 at 13:56
Run Duration118 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
1st CPU: Intel Xeon E5450
CPU, 2 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
49.7% Average
Memory 64.3
1-Core 48
2-Core 95.7
43% 69.3 Pts
4-Core 190
8-Core 377
34% 284 Pts
64-Core 378
23% 378 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 49.7%
Great: 49%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro FX 3700
Nvidia(10DE 055F) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.01
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
4.86% Terrible
Lighting 6.6
Reflection 8.5
Parallax 2.5
5% 5.87 fps
MRender 6.2
Gravity 5.4
Splatting 3.2
4% 4.93 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 4.86%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow KC300 120GB-$80
92GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 507ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 138 140 132 128 126 MB/s
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
56.3% Above average
Read 211
Write 183
Mixed 198
SusWrite 136
41% 182 MB/s
4K Read 26.1
4K Write 47.1
4K Mixed 31
104% 34.7 MB/s
DQ Read 177
DQ Write 143
DQ Mixed 128
104% 149 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 56.3%
Great: 86%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB FB-DIMM DDR2 FB-DIMM
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
19.1% Very poor
MC Read 5.3
MC Write 6.1
MC Mixed 7.5
18% 6.3 GB/s
SC Read 3.1
SC Write 6.9
SC Mixed 4.7
14% 4.9 GB/s
Latency 116
35% 116 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 19.1%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Precision WorkStation R5400 Builds (Compare 7 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Precision WorkStation R5400

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