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 way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 49%, 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell PowerEdge 2950
MotherboardDell PowerEdge 2950  (all builds)
Memory13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20080429
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 27 '21 at 07:43
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 34%

 PC Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
1st CPU: Intel Xeon X5450
CPU1, 2 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
49% Average
Memory 67.4
1-Core 43
2-Core 85.5
42% 65.3 Pts
4-Core 166
8-Core 340
30% 253 Pts
64-Core 342
21% 342 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 49%
Great: 50%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Dell PERC 5/i 299GB
252GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 143 147 145 145 146 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
79.5% Very good
Read 138
Write 144
Mixed 78.8
SusWrite 139
92% 125 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 1.6
295% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 86%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M395T5160QZ4-CE65 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB FB-DIMM DDR2 FB-DIMM 667 MHz
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
17.5% Very poor
MC Read 6.1
MC Write 5.2
MC Mixed 5.9
16% 5.73 GB/s
SC Read 3.5
SC Write 3.4
SC Mixed 4.6
11% 3.83 GB/s
Latency 108
37% 108 ns
Poor: 11%
This bench: 17.5%
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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