Dell Precision Tower 3420

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics14.3% 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 Drive97% 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.
SystemDell Precision Tower 3420
MotherboardDell Precision Tower 3420  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20180131
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 18 '19 at 21:00
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th 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
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
84.4% Excellent
Memory 90.8
1-Core 118
2-Core 231
83% 146 Pts
4-Core 421
8-Core 648
66% 534 Pts
64-Core 652
40% 652 Pts
Poor: 69%
This bench: 84.4%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K1200
Nvidia(10DE 1140) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1032 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 385.8
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
14.3% Very poor
Lighting 17.7
Reflection 14.2
Parallax 15.3
14% 15.7 fps
MRender 20.9
Gravity 17.2
Splatting 14.7
14% 17.6 fps
Poor: 13%
This bench: 14.3%
Great: 14%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SK hynix 512GB
323GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 7000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 398 361 351 355 361 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
97% Outstanding
Read 464
Write 423
Mixed 399
SusWrite 363
93% 412 MB/s
4K Read 28.7
4K Write 70.5
4K Mixed 39.9
132% 46.4 MB/s
DQ Read 369
DQ Write 309
DQ Mixed 326
248% 335 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 97%
Great: 101%
WD Elements 25A1 2TB
1.5TB free, PID 25a1
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 102 103 103 103 103 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
56.7% Above average
Read 142
Write 117
Mixed 66.8
SusWrite 100
138% 107 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 4.5
4K Mixed 0.3
168% 2 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 56.7%
Great: 58%
Patriot Memory 127GB
108GB free, PID 6000
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 280 282 287 287 224 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 286
Write 248
Mixed 125
SusWrite 265
304% 231 MB/s
4K Read 3.9
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 1.5
100% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 103%
Great: 103%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GU7AFR8N-UH 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (43rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.6% Very good
MC Read 27.4
MC Write 27.3
MC Mixed 20.9
72% 25.2 GB/s
SC Read 15.6
SC Write 26.9
SC Mixed 22.1
62% 21.5 GB/s
Latency 66.1
60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 71.6%
Great: 79%

 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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