Dell Precision WorkStation T5500

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 66.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics6.21% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive36.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory28GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 28GB 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.
SystemDell Precision WorkStation T5500  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0D883F
Memory23.5 GB free of 28 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20090528
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 13 '20 at 21:54
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
1st CPU: Intel Xeon E5520
CPU1, 2 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.25 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
66.6% Good
Memory 88.9
1-Core 63.4
2-Core 126
58% 92.8 Pts
4-Core 240
8-Core 442
41% 341 Pts
64-Core 595
37% 595 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 66.6%
Great: 67%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro FX 3800
Nvidia(10DE 0661) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.00
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
6.21% Terrible
Lighting 8.2
Reflection 6.08
Parallax 3.53
7% 5.94 fps
MRender 7.71
Gravity 6.93
Splatting 5.26
5% 6.64 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 6.21%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
102GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 113 56 60 62 63 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
36.9% Below average
Read 228
Write 187
Mixed 188
SusWrite 89.4
39% 173 MB/s
4K Read 18.7
4K Write 11.6
4K Mixed 16.1
55% 15.5 MB/s
DQ Read 197
DQ Write 41.5
DQ Mixed 101
79% 113 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 36.9%
Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24
14GB free
Firmware: HP73
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 91 87 92 90 91 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
48.7% Average
Read 80.5
Write 64.5
Mixed 45.7
SusWrite 89.3
51% 70 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.5
101% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 48.7%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 7x4GB
7 of 9 slots used
28GB DIMM DDR3
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
53.3% Above average
MC Read 24.7
MC Write 14.1
MC Mixed 22.3
58% 20.4 GB/s
SC Read 8.7
SC Write 4.7
SC Mixed 5.9
18% 6.43 GB/s
Latency 68.5
58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 16%
This bench: 53.3%
Great: 102%

 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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