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 above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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 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)
Memory28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8
BIOS Date20170112
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 26 '17 at 05:24
Run Duration63 Seconds
Run User THA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5
CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
83.2% Excellent
Memory 93
1-Core 118
2-Core 236
84% 149 Pts
4-Core 396
8-Core 658
64% 527 Pts
64-Core 658
41% 658 Pts
Poor: 65%
This bench: 83.2%
Great: 85%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Dell PERC H330 Adp 2TB
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4.27
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
133% Outstanding
Read 236
Write 226
Mixed 189
162% 217 MB/s
4K Read 1.16
4K Write 5.5
4K Mixed 1.36
302% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 133%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 18ASF2G72AZ-2G3B1 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (45th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
76.3% Very good
MC Read 27.3
MC Write 28.7
MC Mixed 23.4
76% 26.5 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 30.9
SC Mixed 25.4
71% 24.8 GB/s
Latency 62.2
64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 76.3%
Great: 84%

 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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