Dell PowerEdge R740

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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 (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell PowerEdge R740
MotherboardDell PowerEdge R740  (all builds)
Memory60.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191126
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 04 '20 at 18:51
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 45%

 PC Performing below expectations (27th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
1st CPU: Intel Xeon Silver 4208
CPU1, 2 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads
Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
66.2% Good
Memory 74.2
1-Core 86.7
2-Core 165
63% 109 Pts
4-Core 313
8-Core 605
54% 459 Pts
64-Core 1,670
103% 1,670 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 66.2%
Great: 73%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST3000NM0023 3TB
2.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: GE11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 40 41 42 44 43 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
54.9% Above average
Read 150
Write 41
Mixed 28.7
SusWrite 42.2
48% 65.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.7
116% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 54.9%
Great: 105%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GR7AFR8N-VK 8x8GB
8 of 24 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 2666 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
40.8% Average
MC Read 18.4
MC Write 13.8
MC Mixed 13.3
43% 15.2 GB/s
SC Read 8.2
SC Write 6.4
SC Mixed 6.6
20% 7.07 GB/s
Latency 92
44% 92 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 40.8%
Great: 73%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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HDDRAMUSB
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