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 as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 41.8%, 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 8 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)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8
BIOS Date20070810
Uptime4.8 Days
Run DateAug 31 '18 at 18:34
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
1st CPU: Intel Xeon E5335
CPU1, 2 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
41.8% Average
Memory 67
1-Core 22.9
2-Core 46.3
33% 45.4 Pts
4-Core 91.9
8-Core 183
16% 137 Pts
64-Core 182
11% 182 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 41.8%
Great: 42%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Dell PERC 5/i 146GB
77GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 56 58 58 58 58 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
50.9% Above average
Read 120
Write 61
Mixed 68.2
SusWrite 57.4
57% 76.6 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 1.1
195% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 50.9%
Great: 94%
Dell PERC 5/i 146GB
68GB free
Firmware: 1.03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 59 61 61 61 61 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
48.8% Average
Read 109
Write 56.3
Mixed 65.2
SusWrite 60.5
54% 72.8 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 1.2
210% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 48.8%
Great: 94%
ADATA HD710 1TB
613GB free, PID a15a
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 26 26 26 26 26 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
11.3% Very poor
Read 32
Write 25.2
Mixed 15.2
SusWrite 25.8
32% 24.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.4
25% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 11.3%
Great: 45%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M395T5160CZ4-CE65 4x4GB
4 of 12 slots used
16GB FB-DIMM DDR2 FB-DIMM 667 MHz
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
16.6% Very poor
MC Read 5.9
MC Write 5.1
MC Mixed 5.9
16% 5.63 GB/s
SC Read 2.6
SC Write 3.3
SC Mixed 1.4
7% 2.43 GB/s
Latency 109
37% 109 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 16.6%
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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