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 below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 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 41.1%, 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.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
SystemDell PowerEdge 2950
MotherboardDell PowerEdge 2950  (all builds)
Memory26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20080205
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateApr 24 '21 at 05:22
Run Duration165 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing below expectations (35th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
1st CPU: Intel Xeon 5160
CPU1, 2 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
41.1% Average
Memory 65
1-Core 34.4
2-Core 67.3
37% 55.6 Pts
4-Core 99.5
8-Core 114
14% 107 Pts
64-Core 127
8% 127 Pts
Poor: 37%
This bench: 41.1%
Great: 47%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Dell PERC 6/i 145GB
103GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 20 20 18 12 16 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
45.7% Average
Read 143
Write 21.5
Mixed 34.3
SusWrite 16.5
39% 53.7 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.5
119% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 45.7%
Great: 97%
Dell PERC 6/i 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 1.11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 31 30 29 30 29 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 36HF51272FZ667H1D6 8x4GB
8 of 8 slots used
32GB FB-DIMM DDR2 FB-DIMM 667 MHz
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
17.3% Very poor
MC Read 6.2
MC Write 5.3
MC Mixed 5.8
16% 5.77 GB/s
SC Read 3.5
SC Write 3.2
SC Mixed 3.7
10% 3.47 GB/s
Latency 114
35% 114 ns
Poor: 13%
This bench: 17.3%
Great: 18%

 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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