Dell Precision WorkStation T3500

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 80.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	2.51% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	53.1% 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.

System	Dell Precision WorkStation T3500 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 09KPNV
Memory	5.6 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130528
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '19 at 16:03
Run Duration	775 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon W3690-$990 4,808 User benchmarks, average bench 77% CPU, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.45 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Memory 93.7 1-Core 93.9 2-Core 188 74% 125 Pts	4-Core 363 8-Core 517 55% 440 Pts	64-Core 548 34% 548 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9500 GT 27,834 User benchmarks, average bench 2% EVGA(3842 C956) 512MB Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	2.51% Terrible	Lighting 2.67 Reflection 5.35 Parallax 0.88 2% 2.96 fps	MRender 6.19 Gravity 1.83 Splatting 3.74 3% 3.92 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 2.51% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra Plus 256GB-$139 17,545 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 72GB free (System drive) Firmware: X211200 SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 226 214 217 218 209 MB/s Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	53.1% Above average	Read 209 Write 197 Mixed 139 SusWrite 216 43% 190 MB/s	4K Read 16 4K Write 47.8 4K Mixed 19.9 75% 27.9 MB/s	DQ Read 206 DQ Write 177 DQ Mixed 112 106% 165 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 99%
WD WD3000HLHX-01JJPV0 300GB 3,057 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 208GB free Firmware: 04.05G04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 128 131 130 129 127 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	Read 127 Write 122 Mixed 84.4 SusWrite 128 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1.3 250% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 79%
Seagate ST9250315AS 250GB-$20 12,691 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 38GB free Firmware: 0005HPM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 45 45 45 45 46 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	26.8% Poor	Read 48.1 Write 34.6 Mixed 28.8 SusWrite 45 29% 39.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 100% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 26.8% Great: 43%
SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 16GB-$17 2,906 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 5GB free, PID 5580 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 26 26 26 26 26 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	34.1% Below average	Read 28.2 Write 25.1 Mixed 21.1 SusWrite 26.2 34% 25.2 MB/s	4K Read 6.5 4K Write 7.4 4K Mixed 5 446% 6.3 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 34.1% Great: 81%

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 below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	35.7% Below average	MC Read 11.5 MC Write 11.4 MC Mixed 10.1 32% 11 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 11.2 SC Mixed 12.8 35% 12.4 GB/s	Latency 60.4 66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 59%

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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	156x
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 $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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