IBM System x -[7947AC1]-

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 52.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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.
Run History
SystemIBM System x -[7947AC1]-  (all builds)
MotherboardIBM 49Y6498
Memory1.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20090430
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 28 '18 at 04:52
Run Duration63 Seconds
Run User BRB-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
1st CPU: Intel Xeon E5520
Node 1 Socket 1, 2 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.25 GHz, turbo 2.25 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
52.3% Above average
Memory 59.4
1-Core 61
2-Core 122
47% 80.6 Pts
4-Core 244
8-Core 375
38% 310 Pts
64-Core 619
38% 619 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 52.3%
Great: 67%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
IBM ServeRAID-MR10i 299GB
256GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.40
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
88.5% Excellent
Read 194
Write 115
Mixed 136
111% 148 MB/s
4K Read 1.12
4K Write 0.69
4K Mixed 0.54
119% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 88.5%
Great: 89%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x2GB
4 of 16 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
34% Below average
MC Read 14.1
MC Write 11.8
MC Mixed 11.7
36% 12.5 GB/s
SC Read 8.8
SC Write 5
SC Mixed 8
21% 7.27 GB/s
Latency 129
31% 129 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 34%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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