Dell PowerEdge R520

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 63.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive173% 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 PowerEdge R520
MotherboardDell PowerEdge R520  (all builds)
Memory29.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180611
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 11 '19 at 05:56
Run Duration170 Seconds
Run User NZL-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
1st CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2430L 0
CPU1, 2 CPU, 12 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
63.2% Good
Memory 81.1
1-Core 60.6
2-Core 122
55% 87.8 Pts
4-Core 244
8-Core 488
43% 366 Pts
64-Core 727
45% 727 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 63.2%
Great: 63%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$59
154GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0906I Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 530 219 212 220 218 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
173% Outstanding
Read 1,877
Write 835
Mixed 421
SusWrite 311
188% 861 MB/s
4K Read 38.4
4K Write 83.5
4K Mixed 57.6
176% 59.8 MB/s
DQ Read 626
DQ Write 427
DQ Mixed 484
372% 512 MB/s
Poor: 139%
This bench: 173%
Great: 271%
Dell PERC H310 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: 2.12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 128 127 122 126 124 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
72.4% Very good
Read 127
Write 76.3
Mixed 66.5
SusWrite 125
73% 98.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.7
125% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 72.4%
Great: 109%
Dell PERC H310 4TB
3.5TB free
Firmware: 2.12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 346 345 343 343 345 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 25% Great: 127%
Dell PERC H310 4TB
852GB free
Firmware: 2.12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 139 135 136 136 139 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
64.5% Good
Read 87.8
Write 93
Mixed 44.1
SusWrite 137
66% 90.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.8
147% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 25%
This bench: 64.5%
Great: 127%
Dell PERC H310 1TB
271GB free
Firmware: 2.12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 136 135 138 138 137 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
80% Very good
Read 142
Write 139
Mixed 62.5
SusWrite 137
88% 120 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1.1
220% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 80%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M393B2G70DB0-YK0 2x16GB
2 of 12 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (45th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
27.1% Poor
MC Read 9.7
MC Write 8.7
MC Mixed 8.5
26% 8.97 GB/s
SC Read 8.3
SC Write 5.3
SC Mixed 5.6
18% 6.4 GB/s
Latency 78.4
51% 78.4 ns
Poor: 21%
This bench: 27.1%
Great: 53%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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