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 below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 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 53.1%, 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 26 '21 at 01:58
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User PRI-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing below expectations (38th 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 2.5 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
53.1% Above average
Memory 56.6
1-Core 75.6
2-Core 133
51% 88.5 Pts
4-Core 268
8-Core 426
43% 347 Pts
64-Core 1,378
85% 1,378 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 53.1%
Great: 67%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST6000NM0014 6TB
5.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: K001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 161 170 163 152 211 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 205
Write 203
Mixed 101
SusWrite 169
124% 169 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 1.6
293% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 107%
Great: 107%
Seagate BACKUP+ 500GB
237GB free
Firmware: 0143
SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 21 23 21 21 29 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
16.3% Very poor
Read 33.9
Write 27.7
Mixed 26.3
SusWrite 22.5
20% 27.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
152% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 16.3%
Great: 62%
Seagate ST6000NM0014 6TB
33.5TB free
Firmware: K001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 27 28 26 26 32 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 73% Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M393B2G70BH0-YK0 8x16GB
8 of 12 slots used
128GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
47.7% Average
MC Read 20.4
MC Write 18.5
MC Mixed 18.3
54% 19.1 GB/s
SC Read 8.8
SC Write 3.6
SC Mixed 4.1
16% 5.5 GB/s
Latency 138
29% 138 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 47.7%
Great: 96%

 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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