Dell Precision Tower 3420

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
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 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 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics5.54% 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 Drive90.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 11 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemDell Precision Tower 3420
MotherboardDell Precision Tower 3420  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20180817
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateMay 28 '19 at 20:47
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$163
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
80.5% Excellent
Memory 90.9
1-Core 96.5
2-Core 238
79% 142 Pts
4-Core 378
8-Core 656
62% 517 Pts
64-Core 633
39% 633 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 80.5%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD FirePro W2100 Graphics Adapter
Dell(1028 2120) 2GB
CLim: 680 MHz, MLim: 900 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 16.6
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
5.54% Terrible
Lighting 6.63
Reflection 8.38
Parallax 8
5% 7.67 fps
MRender 7.57
Gravity 5.57
Splatting 7.83
6% 6.99 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 5.54%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron 1100 512GB
121GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 442 336 244 246 247 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
90.9% Outstanding
Read 372
Write 411
Mixed 348
SusWrite 318
82% 362 MB/s
4K Read 25.6
4K Write 99.3
4K Mixed 37.3
139% 54.1 MB/s
DQ Read 332
DQ Write 291
DQ Mixed 304
230% 309 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 90.9%
Great: 95%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8ATF1G64AZ-2G3B1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (69th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.6% Very good
MC Read 28
MC Write 27.9
MC Mixed 21.3
74% 25.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 28.5
SC Mixed 23.4
66% 23.2 GB/s
Latency 65.9
61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 73.6%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Precision Tower 3420 Builds (Compare 830 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: 71% - Very good Total price: $213
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