Dell Precision WorkStation T5500

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics84.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive50.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory72GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 72GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Precision WorkStation T5500  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0D883F
Memory65.9 GB free of 72 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181015
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 25 '20 at 04:10
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%
Watch Gameplay: 2060S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (31st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
1st CPU: Intel Xeon X5690
CPU1, 2 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 3.45 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
79.5% Very good
Memory 92.4
1-Core 91.4
2-Core 180
72% 121 Pts
4-Core 359
8-Core 664
61% 512 Pts
64-Core 1,201
74% 1,201 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
84.4% Excellent
Lighting 103
Reflection 97.2
Parallax 98.8
84% 99.6 fps
MRender 143
Gravity 94.4
Splatting 87
86% 108 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 84.4%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$55
394GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 189 191 193 193 192 MB/s
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
50.3% Above average
Read 208
Write 191
Mixed 195
SusWrite 191
44% 196 MB/s
4K Read 21
4K Write 34.3
4K Mixed 29.7
88% 28.3 MB/s
DQ Read 33.6
DQ Write 70.7
DQ Mixed 45.8
37% 50 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 50.3%
Great: 125%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
247GB free
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 818 804 802 798 802 801 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
159% Outstanding
Read 1,193
Write 834
Mixed 921
SusWrite 804
210% 938 MB/s
4K Read 41.4
4K Write 46.5
4K Mixed 42.9
142% 43.6 MB/s
DQ Read 590
DQ Write 202
DQ Mixed 311
252% 368 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 159%
Great: 355%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB-$71
1TB free
Firmware: JKAOA3MA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 86 84 83 87 86 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
46.9% Average
Read 78.7
Write 73
Mixed 35.8
SusWrite 84.8
50% 68.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.7
112% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 46.9%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 9x8GB
9 of 9 slots used
72GB DIMM DDR3
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
54.2% Above average
MC Read 24.9
MC Write 14.3
MC Mixed 22.9
59% 20.7 GB/s
SC Read 8
SC Write 3.7
SC Mixed 6.6
18% 6.1 GB/s
Latency 63.3
63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 54.2%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Precision WorkStation T5500 Builds (Compare 1,578 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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