Dell Precision Tower 3430

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
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 an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics14.3% 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 Drive172% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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 Precision Tower 3430
MotherboardDell Precision Tower 3430  (all builds)
Memory43.4 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190319
Uptime8.8 Days
Run DateJul 04 '19 at 20:02
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 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 i7-8700-$200
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96.7% Outstanding
Memory 91.9
1-Core 141
2-Core 278
94% 171 Pts
4-Core 546
8-Core 831
85% 688 Pts
64-Core 1,120
69% 1,120 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 96.7%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro P600
Dell(1028 11BD) 2GB
CLim: 1620 MHz, MLim: 1002 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 397.93
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
14.3% Very poor
Lighting 17.8
Reflection 12.8
Parallax 14.2
14% 15 fps
MRender 18.1
Gravity 16.3
Splatting 17
14% 17.1 fps
Poor: 15%
This bench: 14.3%
Great: 16%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SN500 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$37
408GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 201000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 900 748 745 747 747 747 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
172% Outstanding
Read 818
Write 1,094
Mixed 958
SusWrite 772
206% 910 MB/s
4K Read 26.4
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 38.4
148% 58.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,082
DQ Write 1,047
DQ Mixed 1,073
804% 1,068 MB/s
Poor: 133%
This bench: 172%
Great: 228%
Sandisk PLUS 480GB
438GB free
Firmware: UG5000RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 174 246 305 305 311 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
53.5% Above average
Read 414
Write 356
Mixed 314
SusWrite 274
76% 339 MB/s
4K Read 13.3
4K Write 23.6
4K Mixed 14
51% 17 MB/s
DQ Read 118
DQ Write 91.3
DQ Mixed 45.8
50% 85.2 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 53.5%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK32GX4M2A2666C16 029E000080AD CMK32GX4M2A2666C16 80CE000080CE M378A1K43BB2-CRC 80CE000080CE M378A1K43BB2-CRC 48GB
2133, 2133, 2400, 2400 MHz
16384, 16384, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
75.6% Very good
MC Read 26.6
MC Write 28.2
MC Mixed 24
75% 26.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 30.4
SC Mixed 25.4
70% 24.7 GB/s
Latency 64.3
62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 75.6%
Great: 76%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Precision Tower 3430 Builds (Compare 286 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell Precision Tower 3430

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $200
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