Dell Precision WorkStation T3500

Performance Results


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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 64.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	1.3% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	28.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	12GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (52%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell Precision WorkStation T3500 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0XPDFK
Memory	7.1 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130528
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 11 '19 at 14:50
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	52%

PC Performing below expectations (30^th 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, 8 threads Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	64.1% Good	Memory 86.8 1-Core 69.2 2-Core 133 60% 96.4 Pts	4-Core 228 8-Core 313 34% 271 Pts	64-Core 295 18% 295 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9400 GT 12,718 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Device(0000 0000) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.1 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.3% Terrible	Lighting 1.33 Reflection 2.62 Parallax 0.44 1% 1.46 fps	MRender 3.19 Gravity 0.9 Splatting 2.22 2% 2.1 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.3% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY SSD2SC240G1SA754D117-820 240GB 3,306 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 118GB free (System drive) Firmware: N0530A SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 85 88 97 105 104 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	28.1% Poor	Read 165 Write 169 Mixed 133 SusWrite 92.9 31% 140 MB/s	4K Read 9.1 4K Write 19.5 4K Mixed 13.8 42% 14.1 MB/s	DQ Read 60.2 DQ Write 56.4 DQ Mixed 60.4 45% 59 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 28.1% Great: 96%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 500GB 3,334 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 394GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 67 66 64 67 68 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	20.1% Poor	Read 3.7 Write 62.7 Mixed 8.2 SusWrite 66.2 25% 35.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0 21% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 20.1% Great: 88%
USB 3.0 500GB 301 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 127GB free Firmware: 0508 SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 29 29 29 29 29 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	17.6% Very poor	Read 32 Write 29.7 Mixed 25 SusWrite 29.1 21% 28.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 110% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 67%
Seagate FreeAgentDesktop 500GB 1,370 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 127GB free, PID 3000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 25 26 25 25 25 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	11.4% Very poor	Read 29 Write 3.7 Mixed 9.2 SusWrite 25.4 20% 16.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.7 43% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 11.4% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 6x2GB 38,297 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 6 of 6 slots used 12GB DIMM DDR3 Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40% Below average	MC Read 14.5 MC Write 12 MC Mixed 14.7 39% 13.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.2 SC Write 10.6 SC Mixed 10.4 29% 10.1 GB/s	Latency 70.6 57% 70.6 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 59%

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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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Desktop 71%

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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	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