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 as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 43.2%, 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemDell PowerEdge 2950
MotherboardDell PowerEdge 2950  (all builds)
Memory20.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20101030
Uptime4 Days
Run DateMar 04 '18 at 20:42
Run Duration103 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing as expected (57th 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 as expected (54th percentile)
43.2% Average
Memory 64.5
1-Core 33.3
2-Core 68.7
37% 55.5 Pts
4-Core 128
8-Core 132
17% 130 Pts
64-Core 91.4
6% 91.4 Pts
Poor: 36%
This bench: 43.2%
Great: 47%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Asmt 2115 500GB
466GB free
Firmware: 0
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
17.2% Very poor
Read 32.4
Write 27.1
Mixed 29.5
22% 29.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.86
4K Mixed 0.2
77% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 17.2%
Great: 67%
Dell PERC 5/i 299GB
155GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.03
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Read 147
Write 154
Mixed 143
111% 148 MB/s
4K Read 1.45
4K Write 0.88
4K Mixed 0.58
141% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 86%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown KINGSTON 8x4GB
8 of 8 slots used
32GB FB-DIMM DDR2 FB-DIMM 667 MHz
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
17.2% Very poor
MC Read 5.9
MC Write 5.5
MC Mixed 5.8
16% 5.73 GB/s
SC Read 2.6
SC Write 3.5
SC Mixed 4.2
10% 3.43 GB/s
Latency 115
35% 115 ns
Poor: 8%
This bench: 17.2%
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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