IBM System x3550 M4: -[7914B3G]-

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 (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 34.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
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.
Memory36GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 36GB 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.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemIBM System x3550 M4: -[7914B3G]-  (all builds)
MotherboardIBM 00AM544
Memory32.5 GB free of 36 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20140609
Uptime160.9 Days
Run DateMay 27 '20 at 06:15
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
1st CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2609 v2
Socket 1, 2 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
34.5% Below average
Memory 33.8
1-Core 39.8
2-Core 86.9
30% 53.5 Pts
4-Core 187
8-Core 553
41% 370 Pts
64-Core 545
34% 545 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 34.5%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
IBM ServeRAID M1115 299GB
250GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 49 48 46 47 47 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
62% Good
Read 169
Write 10.7
Mixed 27.3
SusWrite 47
46% 63.5 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.4
117% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 62%
Great: 116%
IBM ServeRAID M1115 599GB
449GB free
Firmware: 2.13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 73 74 72 73 71 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
72.5% Very good
Read 180
Write 68.3
Mixed 85
SusWrite 72.4
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.9
175% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 72.5%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GR7AFR4A-PB HMT41GR7AFR4A-PB Samsung M393B5270QB0-YK0 HMT41GR7AFR4A-PB HMT41GR7AFR4A-PB 36GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192, 4096, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
44.3% Average
MC Read 23.2
MC Write 14.9
MC Mixed 15.7
51% 17.9 GB/s
SC Read 8.9
SC Write 4
SC Mixed 4
16% 5.63 GB/s
Latency 233
17% 233 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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