Dell Precision WorkStation T5500

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 79%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	48.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	12GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Dell Precision WorkStation T5500 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0CRH6C
Memory	9 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130528
Uptime	3.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 17 '19 at 17:14
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon X5690 4,873 User benchmarks, average bench 75% CPU1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.45 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	79% Very good	Memory 93.5 1-Core 84.5 2-Core 175 70% 118 Pts	4-Core 349 8-Core 561 56% 455 Pts	64-Core 673 42% 673 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 120GB-$25 42,924 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900612 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 51 45 30 49 41 MB/s Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	48.4% Average	Read 219 Write 207 Mixed 194 SusWrite 56.7 38% 169 MB/s	4K Read 22.2 4K Write 50.4 4K Mixed 24.4 92% 32.3 MB/s	DQ Read 171 DQ Write 192 DQ Mixed 149 121% 171 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 87%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 469GB free Firmware: 07.04C07 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 100 101 101 101 100 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Read 108 Write 106 Mixed 65.2 SusWrite 99.8 70% 94.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 62%
WD Blue 160GB (2007)-$26 56,540 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 97GB free Firmware: 03.03E03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 98 97 95 96 97 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	Read 104 Write 105 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 96.6 67% 91.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3x4GB 39,448 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 3 of 6 slots used 12GB DIMM DDR3 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	49.9% Average	MC Read 17.8 MC Write 14.5 MC Mixed 19.6 49% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 12.4 SC Write 12.3 SC Mixed 13.2 36% 12.6 GB/s	Latency 60.9 66% 60.9 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 57%

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

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Gaming 24%

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Desktop 74%

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Workstation 21%

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System: Dell Precision WorkStation T5500

CPU
Xeon X5650IntelBench 70%, 13,757 samples	120x
CPU: Intel Xeon X56501stBench 64%, 7,756 samples	113x
CPU: Intel Xeon E56201stBench 58%, 5,965 samples	96x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	84x
Quadro 4000NvidiaBench 7%, 8,609 samples	82x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	61x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	74x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	31x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	29x

RAM
6x4GBUnknownBench 47%, 28,320 samples	246x
3x4GBUnknownBench 42%, 39,448 samples	119x
6x2GBUnknownBench 46%, 38,297 samples	117x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $87

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16