Dell PowerEdge 2950

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 41.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
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.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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 (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell PowerEdge 2950
MotherboardDell PowerEdge 2950  (all builds)
Memory8.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20080912
Uptime3.4 Days
Run DateDec 14 '16 at 10:51
Run Duration59 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 42%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5410
CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.35 GHz, turbo 2.35 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
41.2% Average
Memory 63.1
1-Core 33.5
2-Core 67.3
36% 54.6 Pts
4-Core 112
8-Core 130
16% 121 Pts
64-Core 131
8% 131 Pts
Poor: 35%
This bench: 41.2%
Great: 50%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Dell PERC 6/i 599GB
115GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.21
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
81.4% Excellent
Read 156
Write 128
Mixed 132
104% 139 MB/s
4K Read 0.82
4K Write 0.75
4K Mixed 0.49
103% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 81%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M395T5663QZ4-CE65 80CE808980CE M395T5663QZ4-CE65 80CE808980CE M395T5663QZ4-CE65 80CE808980CE M395T5663QZ4-CE65 830B7FB3830B NT1GT72U89D1BD-3C 830B7FB3830B NT1GT72U89D1BD-3C 830B7FB3830B NT1GT72U89D1BD-3C 830B7FB3830B NT1GT72U89... 12GB
667, 667, 667, 667, 667, 667, 667, 667 MHz
2048, 2048, 2048, 2048, 1024, 1024, 1024, 1024 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
16.7% Very poor
MC Read 5.1
MC Write 5.6
MC Mixed 5.3
15% 5.33 GB/s
SC Read 3.9
SC Write 4.8
SC Mixed 5
13% 4.57 GB/s
Latency 119
34% 119 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PowerEdge 2950 Builds (Compare 5 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell PowerEdge 2950

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 10% - Very poor Total price: $500
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