Dell Precision WorkStation T5500

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics0.59% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive37.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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
Memory16.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20100412
Uptime1 Days
Run DateAug 21 '18 at 15:07
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
1st CPU: Intel Xeon W5590
CPU1, 2 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.35 GHz
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
69.6% Good
Memory 74.7
1-Core 88.3
2-Core 175
65% 113 Pts
4-Core 346
8-Core 688
61% 517 Pts
64-Core 692
43% 692 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 69.6%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI FirePro 2260
AMD(1002 2143) 256MB
Driver: atiumd64.dll Ver. 8.632.1.2000
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
0.59% Terrible
Lighting 0.63
Reflection 1.46
Parallax 0.47
0% 0.85 fps
MRender 1
Gravity 0.27
Splatting 1.26
1% 0.84 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 0.59%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
67GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 60AA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 107 112 128 102 112 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
37.1% Below average
Read 200
Write 120
Mixed 168
SusWrite 109
33% 149 MB/s
4K Read 19.8
4K Write 14.2
4K Mixed 18.1
61% 17.4 MB/s
DQ Read 106
DQ Write 55.5
DQ Mixed 65
52% 75.5 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 37.1%
Great: 85%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
332GB free
Firmware: 18.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 113 113 113 113 113 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
64.3% Good
Read 112
Write 109
Mixed 68
SusWrite 113
74% 100 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 64.3%
Great: 69%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
442GB free
Firmware: 18.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 118 119 118 118 119 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
68.6% Good
Read 121
Write 114
Mixed 66.7
SusWrite 118
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 68.6%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 6x4GB
6 of 9 slots used
24GB DIMM DDR3
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
60.5% Good
MC Read 28.7
MC Write 17.4
MC Mixed 25.3
68% 23.8 GB/s
SC Read 9.6
SC Write 5.6
SC Mixed 7.8
22% 7.67 GB/s
Latency 91
44% 91 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 60.5%
Great: 61%

 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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