Dell PowerEdge 2900

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, GPU, SSD, RAM
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
SystemDell PowerEdge 2900
MotherboardDell PowerEdge 2900  (all builds)
Memory7 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20101030
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 12 '15 at 17:20
Run Duration77 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5420-$79
CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg)
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
1-Core 36.1
2-Core 69.9
24% 53 Pts
4-Core 143
8-Core 143
19% 143 Pts
64-Core 144
9% 144 Pts
Poor: 35% Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Dell PERC 6/i 4TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 1.21
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 222
Write 138
Mixed 153
128% 171 MB/s
4K Read 2.38
4K Write 3.22
4K Mixed 0.57
223% 2.06 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 103%
Great: 135%
Dell PERC 6/i 499GB
274GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.21
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
88.7% Excellent
Read 188
Write 121
Mixed 118
106% 142 MB/s
4K Read 0.74
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.76
164% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 88.7%
Great: 89%
Typical PowerEdge 2900 Builds (Compare 2 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Dell PowerEdge 2900

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $130
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