Dell PowerEdge R520

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 (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 57.4%, 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.
Memory128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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.
SystemDell PowerEdge R520
MotherboardDell PowerEdge R520  (all builds)
Memory124.7 GB free of 128 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1152 x 864 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200109
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 24 '21 at 01:16
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User PRI-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
1st CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2450 0
CPU1, 2 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads
Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
57.4% Above average
Memory 65.5
1-Core 71.1
2-Core 141
54% 92.6 Pts
4-Core 265
8-Core 526
47% 395 Pts
64-Core 1,367
85% 1,367 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 57.4%
Great: 67%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST6000NM0014 6TB
5.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: K001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 142 131 134 128 189 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 230
Write 215
Mixed 100
SusWrite 142
126% 172 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 1.6
289% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 107%
Great: 107%
Seagate BACKUP+ 500GB
266GB free
Firmware: 0143
SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 19 17 18 20 30 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
15.5% Very poor
Read 33.3
Write 29.7
Mixed 28.8
SusWrite 20.1
21% 28 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.8
154% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 15.5%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M393B2G70BH0-YK0 8x16GB
8 of 12 slots used
128GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
57.1% Above average
MC Read 35.7
MC Write 13.9
MC Mixed 18
64% 22.5 GB/s
SC Read 11.3
SC Write 5.2
SC Mixed 7
22% 7.83 GB/s
Latency 112
36% 112 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 57.1%
Great: 96%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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