Dell PowerEdge T420

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 62.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	The 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 8.1 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.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell PowerEdge T420
Motherboard	Dell PowerEdge T420 (all builds)
Memory	26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20200108
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	May 10 '22 at 22:37
Run Duration	226 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	33%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
1st CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 81 User benchmarks, average bench 54% CPU1, 2 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	62.3% Good	Memory 79.2 1-Core 42.1 2-Core 96.9 47% 72.7 Pts	4-Core 264 8-Core 267 36% 266 Pts	64-Core 940 58% 940 Pts
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 65%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Dell PERC H310 1TB 470 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 238GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 14 13 24 19 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	35.8% Below average	Read 108 Write 20.7 Mixed 35 SusWrite 17.3 33% 45.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.3 64% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 35.8% Great: 108%
Dell PERC H310 4TB 73 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2TB free Firmware: 2.12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 179 175 195 184 206 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 210 Write 212 Mixed 96.2 SusWrite 189 129% 177 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 1.7 313% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 127%
WD easystore 25FB 12TB 1,422 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 5TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 129 129 126 124 126 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	69.3% Good	Read 202 Write 201 Mixed 142 SusWrite 128 223% 168 MB/s	4K Read 6.2 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 2.8 237% 4.17 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 103%
WD Elements 25A3 4TB 7,568 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 123 121 121 118 121 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	78% Very good	Read 124 Write 136 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 122 157% 116 MB/s	4K Read 9.1 4K Write 10.2 4K Mixed 0.9 411% 6.73 MB/s	DQ Read 0.6 DQ Write 11.9 DQ Mixed 1.1 444% 4.53 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 105%
WD My Book 1140 2TB 10,094 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 1TB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 24 23 23 23 23 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	13.4% Very poor	Read 27.2 Write 23.2 Mixed 22.2 SusWrite 23.1 32% 23.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 77% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 13.4% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT42GR7BFR4A-PB 2x16GB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 2 of 12 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	23% Poor	MC Read 11.2 MC Write 5.4 MC Mixed 6.8 22% 7.8 GB/s	SC Read 6.4 SC Write 2.2 SC Mixed 2.5 11% 3.7 GB/s	Latency 82 49% 82 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 23% Great: 58%

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Typical PowerEdge T420 Builds (Compare 42 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 59%

Gunboat

Desktop 65%

Destroyer

Workstation 74%

Battleship

Motherboard: Dell PowerEdge T420

CPU
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2470 v21stBench 56%, 50 samples	10x
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2420 01stBench 54%, 155 samples	8x
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2420 v21stBench 54%, 81 samples	4x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	5x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	5x
T600NvidiaBench 29%, 1,270 samples	4x

SSD
SNV2S250G 250GBKingstonBench 198%, 2,782 samples	5x
MP600 500GBForceBench 261%, 13,280 samples	4x
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	3x

RAM
M393B1G70QH0-YK0 00CE00B300CE M393B1G70QH0-YK0 00CE00B300CE M393B2G70DB0-YK0 002C04B3002C 36KSF2G72PZ-1G4D1 48GBUnknownBench 40%, 6 samples	5x
D3-64WT124SLW-1AD 6x31.8GBUnknownBench 80%, 3 samples	3x
9965516-031.A00LF 019804B3 9965516-129.A00LF 019804B3 9965516-129.A00LF 32GBUnknownBench 38%, 4 samples	3x

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Value: 123% - Outstanding

Total price: $200

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16