Dell PowerEdge T420

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 52.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics133% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory96GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 96GB 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.
Run History
SystemDell PowerEdge T420
MotherboardDell PowerEdge T420  (all builds)
Memory82.4 GB free of 96 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200108
Uptime3.2 Days
Run DateDec 05 '22 at 06:59
Run Duration292 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing below expectations (25th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
1st CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2440 0
CPU1, 2 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
52.8% Above average
Memory 56
1-Core 69.9
2-Core 139
50% 88.4 Pts
4-Core 266
8-Core 532
47% 399 Pts
64-Core 1,035
64% 1,035 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 52.8%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX A5000
Nvidia(10DE 147E) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4000 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 527.27
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
133% Outstanding
Lighting 153
Reflection 204
Parallax 213
124% 190 fps
MRender 301
Gravity 180
Splatting 181
175% 220 fps
Poor: 154%
This bench: 133%
Great: 172%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Dell PERC H710 2TB
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3.13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 511 460 277 283 278 277 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Dell PERC H710 6TB
5.5TB free
Firmware: 3.13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 345 339 344 345 344 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Poor: 59% Great: 61%
Dell PERC H710 42TB
31.5TB free
Firmware: 3.13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 727 730 729 720 727 673 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
WD WD80EZAZ-11TDBA0 8TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 83.H0A83
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 113 115 113 111 118 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
62.2% Good
Read 100
Write 119
Mixed 75.7
SusWrite 115
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 5
4K Mixed 1.2
301% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 62.2%
Great: 105%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M393B2G70CB0-YH9 00CE00B300CE M393B2G70DB0-YK0 00CE00B300CE M393B2G70DB0-YK0 00CE00B300CE M393B2G70CB0-YH9 00CE00B300CE M393B2G70DB0-YK0 00CE00B300CE M393B2G70DB0-YK0 96GB
1333, 1600, 1600, 1333, 1600, 1600 MHz
16384, 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
63.1% Good
MC Read 26.8
MC Write 24.1
MC Mixed 26.3
74% 25.7 GB/s
SC Read 9.4
SC Write 4.7
SC Mixed 5.3
18% 6.47 GB/s
Latency 140
29% 140 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 63.1%
Great: 63%

 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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