Dell PowerEdge 2950

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 43.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
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 2950
MotherboardDell PowerEdge 2950  (all builds)
Memory14.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20080912
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 17 '16 at 11:20
Run Duration290 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
1st CPU: Intel Xeon E5410
CPU1, 2 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.35 GHz, turbo 2.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
43.5% Average
Memory 62.8
1-Core 33.7
2-Core 65.3
36% 53.9 Pts
4-Core 132
8-Core 255
23% 193 Pts
64-Core 268
17% 268 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 43.5%
Great: 45%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Dell PERC 6/i 449GB
418GB free
Firmware: 1.21
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Poor: 66% Great: 95%
Dell PERC 6/i 73GB
68GB free
Firmware: 1.21
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
65.9% Good
Read 209
Write 20.9
Mixed 146
95% 125 MB/s
4K Read 1.49
4K Write 0.94
4K Mixed 0.54
139% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 65.9%
Great: 66%
Dell PERC 6/i 73GB
39GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.21
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
83.3% Excellent
Read 182
Write 108
Mixed 136
107% 142 MB/s
4K Read 1.39
4K Write 0.95
4K Mixed 0.7
154% 1.02 MB/s
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 2GB
2GB free, PID null
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
5.34% Terrible
Read 18.9
Write 6.56
Mixed 9.51
13% 11.7 MB/s
4K Read 4.44
4K Write 0.04
4K Mixed 0.04
19% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.34%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HYMP525F72CP4N3-Y5 855180898551 72T256420HFN3SB 855180898551 72T256420HFN3SB 855180898551 72T256420HFN3SB 855180898551 72T256420HFN3SB 80AD808980AD HYMP525F72CP4N3-Y5 80AD7FB380AD HYMP125F72CP8D3-Y5 80AD7FB380AD HYMP125F72CP8D3-Y5 16GB
667, 667, 667, 667, 667, 667, 667, 667 MHz
2048, 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
18% Very poor
MC Read 6.2
MC Write 5.7
MC Mixed 6.3
17% 6.07 GB/s
SC Read 3.4
SC Write 3.7
SC Mixed 4.4
11% 3.83 GB/s
Latency 120
33% 120 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PowerEdge 2950 Builds (Compare 5 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell PowerEdge 2950

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 10% - Very poor Total price: $500
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