Dell Precision Tower 3420

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 77.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics13% 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 Drive61% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Precision Tower 3420
MotherboardDell Precision Tower 3420  (all builds)
Memory28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20220713
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 04 '23 at 03:35
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
77.4% Very good
Memory 85.5
1-Core 111
2-Core 232
80% 143 Pts
4-Core 374
8-Core 588
59% 481 Pts
64-Core 607
38% 607 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 77.4%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K1200
Nvidia(10DE 1140) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1032 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 528.49
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
13% Very poor
Lighting 15.8
Reflection 14.6
Parallax 14.5
13% 15 fps
MRender 20.1
Gravity 16.4
Splatting 13.5
13% 16.7 fps
Poor: 13%
This bench: 13%
Great: 14%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
161GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 583ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 131 130 135 122 125 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
61% Good
Read 309
Write 209
Mixed 237
SusWrite 127
49% 221 MB/s
4K Read 23.3
4K Write 63.8
4K Mixed 32.3
110% 39.8 MB/s
DQ Read 93
DQ Write 200
DQ Mixed 127
102% 140 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 61%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16ATF2G64AZ-2G3B1 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
81.1% Excellent
MC Read 29.2
MC Write 32
MC Mixed 25.6
83% 28.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.5
SC Write 33.1
SC Mixed 24.2
70% 24.6 GB/s
Latency 71.6
56% 71.6 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 81.1%
Great: 85%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Precision Tower 3420 Builds (Compare 816 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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