Dell Precision Tower 3420

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics1.63% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive74.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (60%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Precision Tower 3420
MotherboardDell Precision Tower 3420  (all builds)
Memory28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170505
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 24 '19 at 19:04
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 60%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v6
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
76.6% Very good
Memory 83.8
1-Core 119
2-Core 224
80% 142 Pts
4-Core 374
8-Core 613
60% 493 Pts
64-Core 614
38% 614 Pts
Poor: 65%
This bench: 76.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 7450
MSI(1462 212F) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
1.63% Terrible
Lighting 2.13
Reflection 2.15
Parallax 1.94
2% 2.07 fps
MRender 1.71
Gravity 1.57
Splatting 1.87
1% 1.72 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.63%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
159GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKB1D2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 141 142 143 146 148 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
74.2% Very good
Read 287
Write 156
Mixed 340
SusWrite 147
52% 232 MB/s
4K Read 31.4
4K Write 80.8
4K Mixed 36.3
137% 49.5 MB/s
DQ Read 217
DQ Write 312
DQ Mixed 170
155% 233 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 74.2%
Great: 100%
Seagate BUP Slim Mac SL 1TB
708GB free
Firmware: 0304
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 40 39 40 40 39 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
14.7% Very poor
Read 11.2
Write 13.8
Mixed 14
SusWrite 39.8
14% 19.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.2
58% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 14.7%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M378A1K43BB2-CRC 80CE000080CE M378A1K43BB2-CRC 80AD000080AD HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 80AD000080AD HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 32GB
2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
79.1% Very good
MC Read 28.5
MC Write 30.7
MC Mixed 25.3
80% 28.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 30.8
SC Mixed 24.6
69% 24.3 GB/s
Latency 73.8
54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 73%
This bench: 79.1%
Great: 83%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Precision Tower 3420 Builds (Compare 811 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell Precision Tower 3420

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 82% - Excellent Total price: $180
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