Dell Precision WorkStation T5500

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics7.02% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive39.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemDell Precision WorkStation T5500  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0CRH6C
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100916
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateJul 03 '16 at 02:49
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User EGY-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon X5670
CPU1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
75.8% Very good
Memory 93.5
1-Core 77.7
2-Core 154
66% 108 Pts
4-Core 315
8-Core 457
48% 386 Pts
64-Core 578
36% 578 Pts
Poor: 65%
This bench: 75.8%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro FX 4800
Nvidia(10DE 0594) 1.5GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 9.18.13.4195
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
7.02% Terrible
Lighting 9.37
Reflection 8.46
Parallax 4.16
8% 7.33 fps
MRender 8.67
Gravity 7.03
Splatting 6.17
6% 7.29 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 7.02%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
159GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 605ABBF2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
39.8% Below average
Read 186
Write 189
Mixed 185
42% 187 MB/s
4K Read 17.5
4K Write 50.9
4K Mixed 10.1
66% 26.2 MB/s
DQ Read 17.9
DQ Write 53
DQ Mixed 10.2
15% 27 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 39.8%
Great: 85%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
2TB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
61.5% Good
Read 105
Write 109
Mixed 73.8
72% 96 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.47
4K Mixed 0.21
84% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 61.5%
Great: 67%
WD My Passport 0820 2TB
315GB free, PID 0820
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
30.8% Below average
Read 63.9
Write 73
Mixed 65.2
88% 67.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.53
4K Write 1.78
4K Mixed 0.22
70% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 30.8%
Great: 42%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16GB
null MHz
2048, 2048, 4096, 2048, 2048, 4096 MB
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
40.6% Average
MC Read 14.5
MC Write 13.5
MC Mixed 12.6
39% 13.5 GB/s
SC Read 10.8
SC Write 10.9
SC Mixed 10.9
31% 10.9 GB/s
Latency 61.1
66% 61.1 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 40.6%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Precision WorkStation T5500 Builds (Compare 1,578 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 24%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard

System: Dell Precision WorkStation T5500

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $87
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