Dell Precision WorkStation T3500

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 60.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	6.69% 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 Drive	29.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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.

Very high background CPU (55%). 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	3 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20100412
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 06 '20 at 00:17
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	55%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon W3520-$230 6,508 User benchmarks, average bench 63% CPU, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.65 GHz Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	60.6% Good	Memory 90.4 1-Core 52 2-Core 100 53% 81 Pts	4-Core 179 8-Core 196 25% 188 Pts	64-Core 191 12% 191 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro FX 3800 3,739 User benchmarks, average bench 6% Nvidia(10DE 0661) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.00 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	6.69% Terrible	Lighting 9.17 Reflection 8.38 Parallax 3.84 8% 7.13 fps	MRender 7.57 Gravity 6.87 Splatting 5.04 5% 6.49 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 6.69% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$34 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 191GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 132 130 112 123 114 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	29.6% Poor	Read 219 Write 198 Mixed 180 SusWrite 130 41% 182 MB/s	4K Read 11.5 4K Write 23.4 4K Mixed 6.8 38% 13.9 MB/s	DQ Read 47.4 DQ Write 22.6 DQ Mixed 31.4 24% 33.8 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 29.6% Great: 55%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 127GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 54 50 51 54 50 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	24.8% Poor	Read 32.8 Write 72.8 Mixed 19.3 SusWrite 52.2 32% 44.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.6 172% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 24.8% Great: 112%
Samsung HD503HI 500GB-$41 8,190 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 80GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 108 108 108 109 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Read 99.8 Write 106 Mixed 54.7 SusWrite 108 68% 92.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 171% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 6x1GB 2,345 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 6 of 6 slots used 6GB DIMM DDR3 Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.6% Average	MC Read 15.3 MC Write 12.2 MC Mixed 16.2 42% 14.6 GB/s	SC Read 7.7 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 5.4 20% 6.93 GB/s	Latency 66.7 60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 51%

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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	155x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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