Dell PowerEdge M520

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 (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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 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 51.3%, 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.
Memory256GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 256GB 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.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemDell PowerEdge M520
MotherboardDell PowerEdge M520  (all builds)
Memory239.3 GB free of 256 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200108
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateJul 13 '21 at 10:29
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 30%

 PC Performing below expectations (25th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
1st CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2
CPU1, 2 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
51.3% Above average
Memory 47.1
1-Core 75.9
2-Core 154
50% 92.2 Pts
4-Core 298
8-Core 528
50% 413 Pts
64-Core 1,591
98% 1,591 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 51.3%
Great: 71%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Dell Shared PERC8 Multi-Path Disk Device 39TB
20TB free
Firmware: 3.24
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 48 49 48 42 24 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Dell PERC H310 600GB
470GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 46 42 44 42 54 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
67.2% Good
Read 189
Write 46.5
Mixed 67.7
SusWrite 45.1
64% 87.1 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.8
164% 1 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 67.2%
Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT84GL7AMR4A-PB 8x31.9GB
8 of 12 slots used
255GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1066 MHz
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
33% Below average
MC Read 18.3
MC Write 8.7
MC Mixed 11.4
37% 12.8 GB/s
SC Read 7.5
SC Write 2.7
SC Mixed 5.4
15% 5.2 GB/s
Latency 172
23% 172 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 33%
Great: 48%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
0% 0% 0 11 9 60 0" 1280 720
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HDDRAMUSB
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