Dell Precision WorkStation T3500

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics9.71% 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.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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 T3500  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0K095G
Memory7.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130528
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateJul 15 '18 at 16:18
Run Duration154 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon X5690
CPU, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.45 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
79% Very good
Memory 95.1
1-Core 93.2
2-Core 184
74% 124 Pts
4-Core 340
8-Core 539
54% 440 Pts
64-Core 676
42% 676 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 79%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R7 250
MSI(1462 3012) 2GB
Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.5.1
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
9.71% Terrible
Lighting 12.5
Reflection 13.2
Parallax 19.3
10% 15 fps
MRender 7.57
Gravity 12.4
Splatting 11.4
9% 10.5 fps
Poor: 8%
This bench: 9.71%
Great: 10%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
77GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 3,661
Write 3,336
Mixed 3,172
756% 3,390 MB/s
4K Read 278
4K Write 173
4K Mixed 183
747% 211 MB/s
DQ Read 673
DQ Write 477
DQ Mixed 539
412% 563 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2011)-$87
547GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 119 121 120 120 120 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
67.6% Good
Read 116
Write 118
Mixed 73.3
SusWrite 120
78% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 67.6%
Great: 71%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 6x2GB
6 of 6 slots used
12GB DIMM DDR3
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
47.9% Average
MC Read 17.2
MC Write 15.1
MC Mixed 17.8
48% 16.7 GB/s
SC Read 10.9
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 11.9
30% 10.4 GB/s
Latency 56.8
70% 56.8 ns
Poor: 37%
This bench: 47.9%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Precision WorkStation T3500 Builds (Compare 3,401 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

System: Dell Precision WorkStation T3500

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $377
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