Dell Precision WorkStation T3500

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 43% Speed boat	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 43%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	0.63% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	19.6% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Dell Precision WorkStation T3500 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 09KPNV
Memory	4.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130528
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 22 '19 at 04:17
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	27%

PC Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon W3505 755 User benchmarks, average bench 50% CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 2.55 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	43% Average	Memory 69.3 1-Core 55.6 2-Core 103 47% 75.9 Pts	4-Core 97.8 8-Core 107 14% 103 Pts	64-Core 101 6% 101 Pts
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 56%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro NVS 295 975 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Nvidia(10DE 062E) 256MB Ram: 256MB, Driver: 342.1 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	0.63% Terrible	Lighting 0.6 Reflection 1.27 Parallax 0.09 0% 0.65 fps	MRender 2 Gravity 0.43 Splatting 0.96 1% 1.13 fps
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 0.63% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
PNY CS900 480GB-$42 17,946 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 75GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900711 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 167 177 121 3.5 9.6 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	19.6% Very poor	Read 128 Write 89.7 Mixed 71.5 SusWrite 108 22% 99.5 MB/s	4K Read 9 4K Write 6.8 4K Mixed 6.7 26% 7.5 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 19.6% Great: 102%
Intel Raid 5 Volume 2TB 924 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.3 7.2 7.3 7.2 7.1 7.5 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	44.7% Average	Read 149 Write 8 Mixed 14.2 SusWrite 7.3 32% 44.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.4 83% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 135%
Seagate Expansion+ Desk 3TB 672 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 0604 SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 18 18 18 18 18 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	13.9% Very poor	Read 29 Write 28.2 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 18.2 19% 25 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.7 169% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 13.9% Great: 111%
Seagate GoFlex Desk 2TB 1,143 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 2TB free, PID 50a5 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 16 16 16 17 17 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	6.78% Terrible	Read 14.7 Write 7.2 Mixed 11 SusWrite 16 16% 12.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.3 24% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 6.78% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 6x2GB 38,297 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 6 of 6 slots used 12GB DIMM DDR3 Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	32.1% Below average	MC Read 11.8 MC Write 10 MC Mixed 11.7 32% 11.2 GB/s	SC Read 7.4 SC Write 9.4 SC Mixed 8.8 24% 8.53 GB/s	Latency 103 39% 103 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 32.1% Great: 59%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop 71%

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Workstation 18%

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System: Dell Precision WorkStation T3500

CPU
Xeon W3530Intel $290Bench 65%, 5,773 samples	477x
Xeon W3550IntelBench 66%, 7,649 samples	330x
Xeon X5670IntelBench 73%, 9,061 samples	243x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	172x
Quadro 2000NvidiaBench 6%, 15,855 samples	155x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	126x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	145x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	75x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	54x

RAM
6x2GBUnknownBench 46%, 38,297 samples	648x
6x4GBUnknownBench 47%, 28,320 samples	576x
3x4GBUnknownBench 42%, 39,448 samples	324x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $377

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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