Dell Precision WorkStation T5500

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 67.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics14.9% 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 Drive58.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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 Precision WorkStation T5500  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0CRH6C
Memory27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110121
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 20 '18 at 15:11
Run Duration172 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (43rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
1st CPU: Intel Xeon X5670
CPU1, 2 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
67.3% Good
Memory 75.2
1-Core 82.4
2-Core 164
62% 107 Pts
4-Core 319
8-Core 635
56% 477 Pts
64-Core 1,112
69% 1,112 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 67.3%
Great: 75%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro 6000
Nvidia(10DE 076F) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 573 MHz, MLim: 747 MHz, Ram: 5.2GB, Driver: 372.95
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
14.9% Very poor
Lighting 17.1
Reflection 23.3
Parallax 19.3
14% 19.9 fps
MRender 25.4
Gravity 13.2
Splatting 22.3
17% 20.3 fps
Poor: 14%
This bench: 14.9%
Great: 15%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
23GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 131 80 81 75 79 MB/s
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
58.5% Above average
Read 248
Write 236
Mixed 224
SusWrite 113
46% 205 MB/s
4K Read 22.9
4K Write 52.4
4K Mixed 33.4
105% 36.2 MB/s
DQ Read 199
DQ Write 184
DQ Mixed 191
144% 192 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 58.5%
Great: 124%
Fujitsu MHW2120BH 120GB-$32
26GB free
Firmware: 00840015
SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 26 25 26 26 26 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
15.3% Very poor
Read 27.2
Write 28
Mixed 21.7
SusWrite 25.9
19% 25.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.6
102% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 15.3%
Great: 33%
WD Green 1.5TB (2009)-$150
1TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 82 81 81 82 81 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
46.4% Average
Read 80.2
Write 77
Mixed 57.7
SusWrite 81.3
55% 74.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 46.4%
Great: 55%
USB DISK 4GB
3GB free, PID 6387
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.2 9.4 9.3 9.4 9.4 9.3 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
5.47% Terrible
Read 18.2
Write 9
Mixed 6.7
SusWrite 9.3
13% 10.8 MB/s
4K Read 3.4
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
13% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 5.47%
Great: 5%
StoreJet Transcend 1TB
304GB free, PID 5106
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 19 19 19 19 18 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
12.3% Very poor
Read 28.5
Write 25
Mixed 18.7
SusWrite 18.8
30% 22.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.5
63% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 12.3%
Great: 45%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8x4GB
8 of 9 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
54.2% Above average
MC Read 24.1
MC Write 15.8
MC Mixed 23.4
60% 21.1 GB/s
SC Read 9.3
SC Write 4.9
SC Mixed 7.3
20% 7.17 GB/s
Latency 90
44% 90 ns
Poor: 15%
This bench: 54.2%
Great: 148%

 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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