Dell Precision WorkStation T5500

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 69.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics63.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive25.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory36GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 36GB 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
Memory33.4 GB free of 36 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110420
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 19 '19 at 17:15
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User BGR-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
1st CPU: Intel Xeon X5687
CPU1, 2 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
69.1% Good
Memory 67.4
1-Core 96.2
2-Core 194
66% 119 Pts
4-Core 379
8-Core 752
67% 566 Pts
64-Core 930
58% 930 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 69.1%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 390X-$340
CLim: 1160 MHz, MLim: 1600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.1.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
63.2% Good
Lighting 78.7
Reflection 66.6
Parallax 90.3
64% 78.6 fps
MRender 64
Gravity 71.5
Splatting 84.5
61% 73.3 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 63.2%
Great: 57%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29
12GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKB1D1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 50 122 39 94 93 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
25.1% Poor
Read 193
Write 87.5
Mixed 81.2
SusWrite 79.9
24% 110 MB/s
4K Read 10.6
4K Write 19.4
4K Mixed 9.4
38% 13.1 MB/s
DQ Read 17.9
DQ Write 19.4
DQ Mixed 17.1
13% 18.1 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 25.1%
Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
885GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 184 186 186 186 185 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 166
Mixed 80.7
SusWrite 185
111% 152 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.2
241% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 104%
Great: 109%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47
870GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 110 113 112 111 113 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
62.3% Good
Read 106
Write 114
Mixed 59
SusWrite 111
72% 97.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 62.3%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 9x4GB
9 of 9 slots used
36GB DIMM DDR3
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
59.4% Above average
MC Read 28.3
MC Write 16.2
MC Mixed 25.9
67% 23.5 GB/s
SC Read 10.2
SC Write 5.6
SC Mixed 7.8
22% 7.87 GB/s
Latency 108
37% 108 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 59.4%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Precision WorkStation T5500 Builds (Compare 1,577 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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