Dell PowerEdge R420

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 55.9%, 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.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemDell PowerEdge R420
MotherboardDell PowerEdge R420  (all builds)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140120
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 21 '17 at 16:08
Run Duration11800 Seconds
Run User AGO-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-2403 v2
CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.8 GHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
55.9% Above average
Memory 78.1
1-Core 50.3
2-Core 99.8
49% 76.1 Pts
4-Core 198
8-Core 199
26% 198 Pts
64-Core 191
12% 191 Pts
Poor: 41%
This bench: 55.9%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Dell PERC S110 2TB
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3.0
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
63% Good
Read 132
Write 87.5
Mixed 97.5
79% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.89
4K Write 2.64
4K Mixed 0.89
185% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 63%
Great: 63%
Toshiba MK2035GS 200GB
186GB free
Firmware: DK02
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
20.7% Poor
Read 36
Write 36
Mixed 33
26% 35 MB/s
4K Read 0.34
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.25
60% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 20.7%
Great: 20%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 9KSF51272PZ-1G6E2 4x4GB
4 of 12 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
54.2% Above average
MC Read 23.3
MC Write 19.1
MC Mixed 19.9
59% 20.8 GB/s
SC Read 9.6
SC Write 7.2
SC Mixed 7.8
23% 8.2 GB/s
Latency 84.2
48% 84.2 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 54.2%
Great: 71%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PowerEdge R420 Builds (Compare 3 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete

Motherboard: Dell PowerEdge R420

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