Dell Precision WorkStation T3500

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 58.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	25.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	47.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	18GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 18GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Dell Precision WorkStation T3500 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 09KPNV
Memory	8.5 GB free of 18 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20100916
Uptime	8.4 Days
Run Date	Jan 27 '21 at 05:08
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	25%

PC Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon W3530-$290 5,773 User benchmarks, average bench 65% CPU, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	Memory 85.7 1-Core 51.9 2-Core 125 54% 87.7 Pts	4-Core 172 8-Core 260 27% 216 Pts	64-Core 248 15% 248 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-Ti-$362 42,960 User benchmarks, average bench 26% EVGA(3842 3662) 2GB CLim: 1267 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	25.9% Poor	Lighting 29.5 Reflection 30.4 Parallax 40.7 24% 33.5 fps	MRender 38.9 Gravity 37.7 Splatting 32.6 29% 36.4 fps
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 25.9% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate BarraCuda SSD ZA250CM10002 250GB 2,988 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: STAS1024 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 128 63 47 214 30 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	47.5% Average	Read 162 Write 137 Mixed 212 SusWrite 103 35% 154 MB/s	4K Read 18 4K Write 41.3 4K Mixed 26.7 83% 28.7 MB/s	DQ Read 205 DQ Write 176 DQ Mixed 59.5 80% 147 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 104%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB 64,984 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 417GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 27 27 27 27 27 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	16.7% Very poor	Read 31.2 Write 25.7 Mixed 19.9 SusWrite 26.5 19% 25.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 117% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 16.7% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 18GB 8,131 User benchmarks, average bench 42% null MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	41.1% Average	MC Read 15 MC Write 12.3 MC Mixed 15.8 41% 14.4 GB/s	SC Read 7.4 SC Write 10 SC Mixed 11.4 27% 9.6 GB/s	Latency 71.5 56% 71.5 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 57%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 23%

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Desktop 71%

Battleship

Workstation 18%

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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