Dell Precision WorkStation T5500

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 6%
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 67.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics1.76% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive51% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemDell Precision WorkStation T5500  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0D883F
Memory26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20090909
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateJan 17 '19 at 01:51
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 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 X5560
CPU1, 2 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
67.9% Good
Memory 79.9
1-Core 79.8
2-Core 159
63% 106 Pts
4-Core 302
8-Core 467
48% 385 Pts
64-Core 606
38% 606 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 67.9%
Great: 75%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 610
EVGA(3842 3619) 2GB
CLim: 830 MHz, MLim: 250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
1.76% Terrible
Lighting 2.23
Reflection 2.65
Parallax 1.84
2% 2.24 fps
MRender 2.86
Gravity 1.57
Splatting 1.78
2% 2.07 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.76%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Rain RAiD 240GB
57GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 163 144 143 138 141 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
51% Above average
Read 238
Write 209
Mixed 198
SusWrite 151
45% 199 MB/s
4K Read 12.8
4K Write 44.5
4K Mixed 22
71% 26.4 MB/s
DQ Read 242
DQ Write 206
DQ Mixed 172
143% 207 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 51%
Great: 51%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
135GB free
Firmware: 05.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 105 105 105 105 106 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
64.1% Good
Read 118
Write 115
Mixed 79.2
SusWrite 105
77% 104 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
213% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 64.1%
Great: 76%
Seagate Desktop 500GB
82GB free, PID 3300
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 26 25 25 26 26 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
16.2% Very poor
Read 30
Write 24.8
Mixed 21.5
SusWrite 25.5
34% 25.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1
105% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 16.2%
Great: 21%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8x4GB
8 of 9 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
51.4% Above average
MC Read 23.5
MC Write 16.2
MC Mixed 19.3
56% 19.7 GB/s
SC Read 8.2
SC Write 5.7
SC Mixed 7.7
21% 7.2 GB/s
Latency 80.8
50% 80.8 ns
Poor: 15%
This bench: 51.4%
Great: 148%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Precision WorkStation T5500 Builds (Compare 1,581 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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