Dell Precision Tower 3420

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 24%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 83.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics19.3% 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 Drive264% 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.
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.
SystemDell Precision Tower 3420
MotherboardDell Precision Tower 3420  (all builds)
Memory28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180131
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 14 '18 at 18:00
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
83.7% Excellent
Memory 81.1
1-Core 118
2-Core 231
80% 143 Pts
4-Core 468
8-Core 654
71% 561 Pts
64-Core 652
40% 652 Pts
Poor: 69%
This bench: 83.7%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon Pro WX 4100
AMD(1002 0B0D) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1201 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.12
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
19.3% Very poor
Lighting 22.3
Reflection 28.8
Parallax 32.5
18% 27.9 fps
MRender 27.1
Gravity 22.1
Splatting 28.8
22% 26 fps
Poor: 14%
This bench: 19.3%
Great: 19%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
582GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
80.7% Excellent
Read 503
Write 400
Mixed 406
97% 437 MB/s
4K Read 37.9
4K Write 57.2
4K Mixed 21.6
115% 38.9 MB/s
DQ Read 37.5
DQ Write 60.1
DQ Mixed 21.1
24% 39.5 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 133%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
388GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
264% Outstanding
Read 2,562
Write 1,806
Mixed 1,929
466% 2,099 MB/s
4K Read 42
4K Write 81.4
4K Mixed 31.5
147% 51.6 MB/s
DQ Read 186
DQ Write 146
DQ Mixed 29.9
59% 121 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 264%
Great: 353%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 18ASF1G72AZ-2G1A1 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
74% Very good
MC Read 26.3
MC Write 28.8
MC Mixed 23.7
75% 26.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 29
SC Mixed 23.1
66% 23.1 GB/s
Latency 78.6
51% 78.6 ns
Poor: 74%
This bench: 74%
Great: 75%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Precision Tower 3420 Builds (Compare 807 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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