Dell Precision Tower 3420

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics12.9% 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.
Boot Drive172% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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 Precision Tower 3420
MotherboardDell Precision Tower 3420  (all builds)
Memory55.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20220713
Uptime11 Days
Run DateDec 25 '22 at 00:45
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing below expectations (28th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v6
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
79.5% Very good
Memory 84.6
1-Core 122
2-Core 228
82% 145 Pts
4-Core 402
8-Core 571
61% 486 Pts
64-Core 607
38% 607 Pts
Poor: 65%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K1200
HP(103C 1140) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1032 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 353.30
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
12.9% Very poor
Lighting 15.9
Reflection 14.6
Parallax 13.8
13% 14.8 fps
MRender 19.7
Gravity 14.6
Splatting 13.5
13% 15.9 fps
Poor: 13%
This bench: 12.9%
Great: 14%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme CT1000P 1TB
348GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 19 24 113 902 532 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
172% Outstanding
Read 1,423
Write 1,446
Mixed 1,087
SusWrite 278
237% 1,058 MB/s
4K Read 53.9
4K Write 137
4K Mixed 72.4
247% 87.6 MB/s
DQ Read 688
DQ Write 271
DQ Mixed 29
140% 330 MB/s
Poor: 128%
This bench: 172%
Great: 299%
Seagate Expansion Desk 3TB
75GB free
Firmware: 0911
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 105 105 109 109 107 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
57.4% Above average
Read 93.4
Write 84.9
Mixed 67.3
SusWrite 106
65% 88 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 57.4%
Great: 103%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA82GU7CJR8N-VK 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
81.4% Excellent
MC Read 28.5
MC Write 32
MC Mixed 26
82% 28.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 34.9
SC Mixed 26.1
74% 25.7 GB/s
Latency 72.4
55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 81%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 94%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Precision Tower 3420 Builds (Compare 817 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell Precision Tower 3420

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 82% - Excellent Total price: $180
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