Dell PowerEdge 2950

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 47% Yacht	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 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.
Processor	With a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 35.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	20.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	18.9% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (79%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

8 months ago, 8 months ago.

System	Dell PowerEdge 2950
Motherboard	Dell PowerEdge 2950 (all builds)
Memory	29.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20080429
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 04 '23 at 20:54
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	79%

PC Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
1st CPU: Intel Xeon 5160 632 User benchmarks, average bench 43% CPU1, 2 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	35.5% Below average	Memory 53.7 1-Core 36.5 2-Core 69.5 34% 53.2 Pts	4-Core 97.4 8-Core 129 14% 113 Pts	64-Core 125 8% 125 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 35.5% Great: 47%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 560-$500 60,738 User benchmarks, average bench 22% Asus(1043 052D) 2GB CLim: 1210 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 22.Q4 Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	20.7% Poor	Lighting 25.5 Reflection 28.1 Parallax 36.2 21% 29.9 fps	MRender 27.5 Gravity 30.1 Splatting 20 21% 25.9 fps
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 20.7% Great: 25%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Dell PERC 5/i 239GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 192GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 90 81 108 97 94 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	18.9% Very poor	Read 99.2 Write 97 Mixed 97.6 SusWrite 93.6 22% 96.8 MB/s	4K Read 8.6 4K Write 12 4K Mixed 4.2 25% 8.27 MB/s	DQ Read 31.1 DQ Write 60.6 DQ Mixed 11.9 19% 34.5 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 18.9% Great: 32%
Dell PERC 5/i 998GB 883GB free Firmware: 1.03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 47 44 51 49 46 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown M395T5160CZ4-CE65 80CE808980CE M395T5160CZ4-CE65 80CE808980CE M395T5166AZ4-CE65 80CE808980CE M395T5160CZ4-CE65 80CE808980CE M395T5160QZ4-CE65 80CE7FB380CE M395T5160FB4-CE68 80CE808980CE M395T5160CZ4-CE65 80CE808980CE M395T5160C... 32GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 667, 667, 667, 667, 667, 667, 667, 667 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	14.4% Very poor	MC Read 4.8 MC Write 4.9 MC Mixed 4.9 14% 4.87 GB/s	SC Read 3.1 SC Write 2.8 SC Mixed 3.1 9% 3 GB/s	Latency 148 27% 148 ns
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 14.4% Great: 16%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	68	55	60	27"	1280 720	ACR0784 RG271

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Typical PowerEdge 2950 Builds (Compare 5 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 12%

Tree trunk

Desktop 52%

Yacht

Workstation 9%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell PowerEdge 2950

CPU
CPU: Intel Xeon 51601stBench 43%, 632 samples	3x
CPU: Intel Xeon E53101stBench 33%, 54 samples	1x
CPU: Intel Xeon E54501stBench 47%, 442 samples	1x

GPU
RX 560AMD $500Bench 22%, 60,738 samples	3x
GeForce GT 520NvidiaBench 2%, 16,336 samples	1x
Radeon HD 4670ATIBench 4%, 21,442 samples	1x

SSD
PERC 5/i 239GBDellBench 26%, 5 samples	3x

RAM
M395T5160CZ4-CE65 80CE808980CE M395T5160CZ4-CE65 80CE808980CE M395T5166AZ4-CE65 80CE808980CE M395T5160CZ4-CE65 80CE808980CE M395T5160QZ4-CE65 80CE7FB380CE M395T5160FB4-CE68 80CE808980CE M395T5160CZ4-CE65 80CE808980CE M395T5160C... 32GBUnknownBench 13%, 4 samples	3x
HYMP151F72CP4N3-Y5 8x4GBUnknownBench 17%, 31 samples	1x
M395T5160QZ4-CE66 80CE808980CE M395T5160CZ4-CE65 80CE7FB380CE M395T5160QZ4-CE66 80CE808980CE M395T5160CZ4-CE65 80CE7FB380CE M395T5750GZ4-CE66 80CE7FB380CE M395T5750GZ4-CE66 80CE7FB380CE M395T5750GZ4-CE66 80CE7FB380CE M395T5750G... 24GBUnknownBench 19%, 1 sample	1x

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Value: 10% - Very poor

Total price: $500

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $250	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16