Dell Precision Tower 3431

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 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 85.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics6.02% 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 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.
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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Precision Tower 3431
MotherboardDell Precision Tower 3431  (all builds)
Memory7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20230412
Uptime2.7 Days
Run DateJul 01 '23 at 05:57
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9500
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
85.1% Excellent
Memory 84.9
1-Core 126
2-Core 254
86% 155 Pts
4-Core 464
8-Core 632
69% 548 Pts
64-Core 652
40% 652 Pts
Poor: 69%
This bench: 85.1%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7)
Dell(1028 0942) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 30.0.100.9864
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
6.02% Terrible
Lighting 6.6
Reflection 7.7
Parallax 7
5% 7.1 fps
MRender 9.3
Gravity 6.5
Splatting 10.3
7% 8.7 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.02%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron MTFDKBA256TFK 256GB
189GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0001V5LN
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1428 1328 1572 815 214 149 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
173% Outstanding
Read 816
Write 1,589
Mixed 861
SusWrite 918
238% 1,046 MB/s
4K Read 33.4
4K Write 81.9
4K Mixed 45.1
152% 53.5 MB/s
DQ Read 844
DQ Write 817
DQ Mixed 897
655% 853 MB/s
Poor: 79%
This bench: 173%
Great: 251%
Realtek RTL9210B-CG 128GB
77GB free
Firmware: 1.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 174 162 161 176 168 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
42.7% Average
Read 292
Write 308
Mixed 183
SusWrite 170
54% 238 MB/s
4K Read 13.6
4K Write 22.8
4K Mixed 16.2
53% 17.5 MB/s
DQ Read 105
DQ Write 72.8
DQ Mixed 92.4
68% 90.1 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 42.7%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
62.1% Good
MC Read 25.8
MC Write 21.6
MC Mixed 18.8
63% 22.1 GB/s
SC Read 13.7
SC Write 19.7
SC Mixed 18.1
49% 17.2 GB/s
Latency 72
56% 72 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 62.1%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Precision Tower 3431 Builds (Compare 270 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell Precision Tower 3431

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $243
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