Dell PowerEdge 2900

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 36%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 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 39.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics1.75% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
7 years ago, 7 years ago.
SystemDell PowerEdge 2900
MotherboardDell PowerEdge 2900  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20101030
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 26 '17 at 16:59
Run Duration90 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 32%

 PC Performing below expectations (29th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon X5460-$190
CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.15 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
39.3% Below average
Memory 56.7
1-Core 42.3
2-Core 81.6
38% 60.2 Pts
4-Core 126
8-Core 143
18% 134 Pts
64-Core 158
10% 158 Pts
Poor: 40%
This bench: 39.3%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9500 GT
POV(1ACC 909A) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.1
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
1.75% Terrible
Lighting 2.27
Reflection 3.35
Parallax 0.81
2% 2.14 fps
MRender 2.62
Gravity 1.73
Splatting 1.52
2% 1.96 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.75%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Dell PERC 6/i 799GB
647GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.21
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
106% Outstanding
Read 183
Write 187
Mixed 171
136% 180 MB/s
4K Read 0.94
4K Write 0.73
4K Mixed 0.6
119% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 93%
This bench: 106%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Nanya NT2GT72U4NB1BN-3C 8x2GB
8 of 12 slots used
16GB FB-DIMM DDR2 FB-DIMM 667 MHz
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
12.1% Very poor
MC Read 3.7
MC Write 3.9
MC Mixed 3.8
11% 3.8 GB/s
SC Read 2.8
SC Write 2.8
SC Mixed 3.2
8% 2.93 GB/s
Latency 138
29% 138 ns
Poor: 12%
This bench: 12.1%
Great: 19%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PowerEdge 2900 Builds (Compare 2 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Dell PowerEdge 2900

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $130
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