Dell PowerEdge R230

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 (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 59%, 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.
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 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.
SystemDell PowerEdge R230
MotherboardDell PowerEdge R230  (all builds)
Memory30.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20160328
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 01 '19 at 18:08
Run Duration117 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (43rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5
CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
59% Above average
Memory 66.2
1-Core 47.4
2-Core 104
45% 72.4 Pts
4-Core 291
8-Core 344
41% 317 Pts
64-Core 382
24% 382 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 59%
Great: 82%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST1000NM0045 1TB
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DS03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 180 180 176 173 176 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 190
Write 176
Mixed 87.8
SusWrite 176
115% 157 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 1.4
254% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 105%
Great: 105%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA41GU7AFR8N-TF 00AD00000800 HMA41GU7AFR8N-TF 00AD0000020B HMA41GU7AFR8N-TF 00AD0000020B HMA41GU7AFR8N-TF 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
73.2% Very good
MC Read 26.3
MC Write 30.4
MC Mixed 27
80% 27.9 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 16
46% 16.2 GB/s
Latency 111
36% 111 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 73.2%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PowerEdge R230 Builds (Compare 1 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell PowerEdge R230

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 15% - Very poor Total price: $170
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