Dell Precision Tower 3430

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics66.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Run History
19 months ago, 19 months ago.
SystemDell Precision Tower 3430
MotherboardDell Precision Tower 3430  (all builds)
Memory8.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20220712
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 14 '22 at 00:19
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700-$200
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
90.6% Outstanding
Memory 87.9
1-Core 131
2-Core 258
88% 159 Pts
4-Core 502
8-Core 784
79% 643 Pts
64-Core 868
54% 868 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 90.6%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX A2000
Nvidia(10DE 151D) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 517.40
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
66.7% Good
Lighting 80.6
Reflection 91.7
Parallax 78.2
66% 83.5 fps
MRender 106
Gravity 73.8
Splatting 76.2
69% 85.4 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 66.7%
Great: 74%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black SN770 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB
64GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 731030WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,147
Write 1,677
Mixed 1,473
392% 1,766 MB/s
4K Read 50.3
4K Write 96.6
4K Mixed 54.2
197% 67 MB/s
DQ Read 750
DQ Write 582
DQ Mixed 395
369% 576 MB/s
Poor: 190% Great: 385%
Seagate ST1000LM049-2GH172 1TB
673GB free
Firmware: SDM2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 148 138 143 145 148 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
80.7% Excellent
Read 138
Write 152
Mixed 69.2
SusWrite 142
92% 126 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.4
138% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 95%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown AO2P26KC8T1-BXGSHC 802C0000802C 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 16GB
2666, 2666 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
79.3% Very good
MC Read 31.8
MC Write 29.7
MC Mixed 22.5
80% 28 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 31.5
SC Mixed 26.1
71% 24.9 GB/s
Latency 69.7
57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 78%
This bench: 79.3%
Great: 85%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Precision Tower 3430 Builds (Compare 285 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell Precision Tower 3430

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $200
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