Dell PowerEdge 2900

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 (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 42.9%, 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.
Memory48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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 2900
MotherboardDell PowerEdge 2900  (all builds)
Memory45.4 GB free of 48 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20090420
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateMar 23 '19 at 10:41
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
1st CPU: Intel Xeon X5365
CPU1, 2 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
42.9% Average
Memory 60.7
1-Core 34.5
2-Core 68.8
36% 54.7 Pts
4-Core 137
8-Core 275
24% 206 Pts
64-Core 277
17% 277 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 42.9%
Great: 47%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Dell PERC 5/i 750GB
672GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 103 104 105 102 105 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
60% Above average
Read 107
Write 90.3
Mixed 61.5
SusWrite 102
66% 90.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 1
170% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 60%
Great: 62%
WD WD2500BB-98DWA0 250GB
233GB free
Firmware: 20.00K20
SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 15 15 15 15 15 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
21.9% Poor
Read 60.9
Write 15.3
Mixed 19.8
SusWrite 15.1
20% 27.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.9
153% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 21.9%
Great: 33%
Dell PERC 5/i 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 1.03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 123 123 123 123 123 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
71.3% Very good
Read 128
Write 122
Mixed 80.6
SusWrite 121
83% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.8
171% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 71.3%
Great: 97%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HYMP151F72CP4N3-Y5 80AD808980AD HYMP151F72CP4N3-Y5 80AD808980AD HYMP151F72CP4N3-Y5 80AD808980AD HYMP151F72CP4N3-Y5 80AD808980AD HYMP151F72CP4N3-Y5 80AD808980AD HYMP151F72CP4N3-Y5 80AD808980AD HYMP151F72CP4N3-Y5 80AD808980AD HYM... 48GB
667, 667, 667, 667, 667, 667, 667, 667, 667, 667, 667, 667 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
18% Very poor
MC Read 6.3
MC Write 5.7
MC Mixed 6.5
18% 6.17 GB/s
SC Read 3.4
SC Write 3.7
SC Mixed 3.8
10% 3.63 GB/s
Latency 126
32% 126 ns
Poor: 18%
This bench: 18%
Great: 18%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PowerEdge 2900 Builds (Compare 2 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Dell PowerEdge 2900

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $130
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