Dell PowerEdge T420

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 65.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics10.7% 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.
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 T420
MotherboardDell PowerEdge T420  (all builds)
Memory28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit couleurs,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200108
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 21 '22 at 19:03
Run Duration173 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
1st CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2
CPU1, 2 CPU, 20 cores, 40 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
65.8% Good
Memory 76.4
1-Core 74.3
2-Core 149
59% 99.8 Pts
4-Core 297
8-Core 584
52% 441 Pts
64-Core 1,923
119% 1,923 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 65.8%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 5770
Asus(1043 0344) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
10.7% Very poor
Lighting 14.5
Reflection 13.6
Parallax 13.1
12% 13.7 fps
MRender 11.2
Gravity 11.5
Splatting 9.5
9% 10.7 fps
Poor: 10%
This bench: 10.7%
Great: 11%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST9146853SS 147GB
80GB free (System drive)
Firmware: YS0A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 48 68 69 64 71 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 27% Great: 102%
Seagate ST9146853SS 147GB
137GB free
Firmware: YS0A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 64 71 71 74 74 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
67.6% Good
Read 165
Write 74.4
Mixed 88.5
SusWrite 70.7
74% 99.6 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 1.4
257% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 67.6%
Great: 102%
Toshiba AL13SEB900 900GB
838GB free
Firmware: DE08
SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 57 58 58 57 59 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
71.2% Very good
Read 191
Write 58.1
Mixed 72.7
SusWrite 57.4
70% 94.8 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 1
174% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 71.2%
Great: 98%
Toshiba AL13SEB900 900GB
838GB free
Firmware: DE08
SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 58 58 55 58 58 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
68% Good
Read 180
Write 56.5
Mixed 72.8
SusWrite 56.8
68% 91.6 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 1
176% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 68%
Great: 98%
Toshiba AL13SEB900 900GB
838GB free
Firmware: DE08
SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 54 59 59 60 59 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
70.8% Very good
Read 188
Write 60.8
Mixed 66.6
SusWrite 58.3
69% 93.5 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 1.1
187% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 70.8%
Great: 98%
Fujitsu MBD2147RC 147GB
137GB free
Firmware: 5204
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 112 115 118 111 118 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
65.3% Good
Read 112
Write 123
Mixed 69.5
SusWrite 114
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 3.6
4K Mixed 1.4
268% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 65.3%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M393B5273DH0-YH9 00CE04B300CE M393B5273DH0-YH9 00CE00B300CE M393B5270DH0-YH9 00CE00B300CE M393B5270DH0-YH9 00CE04B300CE M393B5273DH0-YH9 00CE04B300CE M393B5273DH0-YH9 00CE00B300CE M393B5270DH0-YH9 00CE00B300CE M393B5270DH0-YH9 32GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
79.3% Very good
MC Read 48.1
MC Write 24.3
MC Mixed 23.4
91% 31.9 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 5.4
SC Mixed 6.8
24% 8.47 GB/s
Latency 87.4
46% 87.4 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 79.3%
Great: 82%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PowerEdge T420 Builds (Compare 42 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship

Motherboard: Dell PowerEdge T420

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 123% - Outstanding Total price: $200
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