IBM System x3550 M4 Server -[7914B2M]-

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (9th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 91 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 44.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below 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.
Memory112GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 112GB 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.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemIBM System x3550 M4 Server -[7914B2M]-  (all builds)
MotherboardIBM 00Y7823
Memory107.5 GB free of 112 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1152 x 864 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20150916
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 01 '19 at 04:18
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User NZL-User
Background CPU 29%

 PC Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
1st CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2609 0
Socket 1, 2 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
44.1% Average
Memory 59.5
1-Core 31.8
2-Core 65
34% 52.1 Pts
4-Core 154
8-Core 502
36% 328 Pts
64-Core 451
28% 451 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 44.1%
Great: 62%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
IBM ServeRAID M1115 299GB
78GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 50 48 40 42 39 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
41% Average
Read 101
Write 35.2
Mixed 44.7
SusWrite 42.2
41% 55.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.3
71% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 41%
Great: 116%
IBM ServeRAID M1115 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 2.13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.5 3.1 4 3.2 3.7 3.5 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
5.6% Terrible
Read 16
Write 2.5
Mixed 5.2
SusWrite 3.5
5% 6.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 0.1
17% 0.1 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 5.6%
Great: 58%
IBM ServeRAID M1115 4TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 2.13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 164 193 193 195 187 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
77.5% Very good
Read 86.3
Write 69.1
Mixed 56.5
SusWrite 184
72% 99 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.3
94% 0.73 MB/s
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351R7EFR4A-H9 HMT351R7EFR4A-H9 Samsung M393B1K70CH0-CH9 HMT351R7EFR4A-H9 Samsung M393B5270DH0-YH9 Samsung M393B1K70CH0-CH9 Samsung M393B1G70QH0-YK0 Micron 18KSF51272PDZ1G4M1 Samsung M393B1G70QH0-YK0 Micron 18KSF51272P... 112GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1600, 1333, 1600, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1600, 1333, 1600, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 8192, 4096, 4096, 8192, 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096, 4096, 4096, 8192, 4096, 4096, 8192, 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
63.3% Good
MC Read 28.1
MC Write 26.9
MC Mixed 23.9
75% 26.3 GB/s
SC Read 5.5
SC Write 2.4
SC Mixed 3.6
11% 3.83 GB/s
Latency 129
31% 129 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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