Dell Precision Tower 3420

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics6.95% 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 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Precision Tower 3420
MotherboardDell Precision Tower 3420  (all builds)
Memory17.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170806
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateAug 25 '17 at 12:54
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 40%

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$170
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
68.2% Good
Memory 70.1
1-Core 94.1
2-Core 188
66% 117 Pts
4-Core 357
8-Core 592
58% 474 Pts
64-Core 595
37% 595 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD FirePro W4100 Graphics Adapter
Dell(1028 2B1E) 2GB
CLim: 630 MHz, MLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 16.6
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
6.95% Terrible
Lighting 7.9
Reflection 9.88
Parallax 10.4
6% 9.39 fps
MRender 8.76
Gravity 6.57
Splatting 12.6
8% 9.3 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 6.95%
Great: 8%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$20
116GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
71.3% Very good
Read 129
Write 120
Mixed 114
91% 121 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.13
4K Mixed 0.27
71% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 71.3%
Great: 88%
WD My Passport 259F 1TB
84GB free, PID 259f
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
39.2% Below average
Read 86.5
Write 96
Mixed 76.2
111% 86.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.29
4K Write 1.85
4K Mixed 0.2
71% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 39.2%
Great: 45%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 80AD000080AD HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 859B0000802C CT8G4DFD8213.C16FBD2 859B0000802C CT8G4DFD8213.C16FBD2 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
59.9% Above average
MC Read 19.8
MC Write 24.7
MC Mixed 19.1
61% 21.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 23.5
SC Mixed 19.5
55% 19.2 GB/s
Latency 101
40% 101 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 59.9%
Great: 71%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Precision Tower 3420 Builds (Compare 825 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell Precision Tower 3420

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Very good Total price: $220
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