Dell Precision WorkStation T5500

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics7.79% 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 Drive26.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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
Memory24.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181015
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 03 '20 at 16:37
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
1st CPU: Intel Xeon X5660
CPU1, 2 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.85 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
69.4% Good
Memory 85.9
1-Core 70.4
2-Core 145
61% 100 Pts
4-Core 286
8-Core 585
51% 435 Pts
64-Core 1,078
67% 1,078 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 69.4%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTS 250
EVGA(3842 1158) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.01
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
7.79% Terrible
Lighting 10.6
Reflection 9.58
Parallax 3.87
9% 8.01 fps
MRender 8.57
Gravity 7.97
Splatting 6.57
6% 7.7 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 7.79%
Great: 8%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk S128G 126GB
38GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3.1.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 113 66 55 56 52 MB/s
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
26.1% Poor
Read 231
Write 217
Mixed 67.4
SusWrite 82.4
33% 149 MB/s
4K Read 11.3
4K Write 8.1
4K Mixed 10.3
35% 9.9 MB/s
DQ Read 32.4
DQ Write 14.6
DQ Mixed 17.1
14% 21.4 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 26.1%
Great: 56%
WD Blue 160GB (2007)-$26
14GB free
Firmware: 03.03E03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 64 61 62 62 62 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
35.9% Below average
Read 62.4
Write 64.3
Mixed 43.2
SusWrite 62.3
43% 58.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 35.9%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x16GB
2 of 9 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
38.1% Below average
MC Read 15.3
MC Write 13.3
MC Mixed 13
40% 13.9 GB/s
SC Read 7.5
SC Write 4.1
SC Mixed 5.4
16% 5.67 GB/s
Latency 71.3
56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 38.1%
Great: 164%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Precision WorkStation T5500 Builds (Compare 1,577 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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