Dell Precision WorkStation T3500

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
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 78.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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 T3500  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 09KPNV
Memory7.1 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130528
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 29 '16 at 12:17
Run Duration85 Seconds
Run User ROU-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
Intel Xeon W3690-$990
CPU, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.45 GHz
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
78.5% Very good
Memory 93.2
1-Core 91.1
2-Core 178
72% 121 Pts
4-Core 356
8-Core 444
51% 400 Pts
64-Core 519
32% 519 Pts
Poor: 69%
This bench: 78.5%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 605
Device(107D 5AFD) 1GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 21.21.13.7563
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 1% Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Cheetah 15K.7 SAS 300GB-$72
145GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ES62
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
77.9% Very good
Read 135
Write 136
Mixed 150
106% 140 MB/s
4K Read 1.22
4K Write 2.93
4K Mixed 0.7
183% 1.62 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 77.9%
Great: 111%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 6x2GB
6 of 6 slots used
12GB DIMM DDR3
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
47.1% Average
MC Read 18.6
MC Write 14.7
MC Mixed 15.1
46% 16.1 GB/s
SC Read 12.2
SC Write 13.2
SC Mixed 11.8
35% 12.4 GB/s
Latency 61.6
65% 61.6 ns
Poor: 37%
This bench: 47.1%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Precision WorkStation T3500 Builds (Compare 3,401 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

System: Dell Precision WorkStation T3500

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $377
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