Dell Precision WorkStation T3500

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics1.17% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory12GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
SystemDell Precision WorkStation T3500  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0XPDFK
Memory10.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20110420
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 01 '19 at 20:37
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon W3540
CPU, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
73% Very good
Memory 91
1-Core 80.4
2-Core 154
66% 109 Pts
4-Core 306
8-Core 390
44% 348 Pts
64-Core 389
24% 389 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 73%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro FX 380
Nvidia(10DE 063B) 256MB
Ram: 256MB, Driver: 342.0
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
1.17% Terrible
Lighting 1.03
Reflection 2.15
Parallax 0.38
1% 1.19 fps
MRender 3.9
Gravity 0.73
Splatting 2.17
2% 2.27 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.17%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$90
269GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.03E01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 90 89 89 90 91 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
51% Above average
Read 88.1
Write 93.1
Mixed 57.5
SusWrite 89.4
60% 82 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1
175% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 51%
Great: 58%
Seagate ST3320311CS 320GB
267GB free
Firmware: SC13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 79 77 78 78 79 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
46.3% Average
Read 83
Write 80.7
Mixed 48.6
SusWrite 78.1
53% 72.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
143% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 46.3%
Great: 50%
Kingston DT 101 G2 8GB
3GB free, PID 6545
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.4 3.2 3.2 3.3 2.8 3.5 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
4.09% Terrible
Read 17.2
Write 8.8
Mixed 5
SusWrite 3
10% 8.5 MB/s
4K Read 4
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
15% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.09%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3x4GB
3 of 6 slots used
12GB DIMM DDR3
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
42.7% Average
MC Read 16.3
MC Write 12.2
MC Mixed 14.8
41% 14.4 GB/s
SC Read 11.8
SC Write 11.8
SC Mixed 12.1
34% 11.9 GB/s
Latency 65.8
61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 42.7%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Precision WorkStation T3500 Builds (Compare 3,401 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

System: Dell Precision WorkStation T3500

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $377
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