Dell Precision WorkStation T5500

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 41%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 42.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics3.84% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive36.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory18GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 18GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Precision WorkStation T5500  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0CRH6C
Memory16.3 GB free of 18 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1600 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120307
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 27 '18 at 08:43
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 35%

 PC Performing below expectations (26th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
1st CPU: Intel Xeon E5503
CPU1, 2 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
42.5% Average
Memory 52.7
1-Core 50
2-Core 101
40% 67.8 Pts
4-Core 186
8-Core 197
25% 191 Pts
64-Core 202
12% 202 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 42.5%
Great: 55%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro FX 1800
Nvidia(10DE 062C) 768MB
Ram: 768MB, Driver: 342.0
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
3.84% Terrible
Lighting 4.73
Reflection 6.69
Parallax 1.66
4% 4.36 fps
MRender 6.67
Gravity 3.43
Splatting 4.22
4% 4.77 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.84%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 320 Series 120GB-$89
83GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4PC10362
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 125 127 130 133 130 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
36.4% Below average
Read 220
Write 123
Mixed 133
SusWrite 126
34% 150 MB/s
4K Read 11.3
4K Write 27
4K Mixed 14.5
50% 17.6 MB/s
DQ Read 128
DQ Write 70.9
DQ Mixed 67.3
59% 88.7 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 36.4%
Great: 48%
WD WD5000YS-18MPB1 500GB
95GB free
Firmware: 09.02E09
SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 33 35 34 33 34 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
20% Poor
Read 36.1
Write 32.6
Mixed 29.5
SusWrite 33.2
24% 32.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
152% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 20%
Great: 40%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 9x2GB
9 of 9 slots used
18GB DIMM DDR3
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
34.7% Below average
MC Read 15.4
MC Write 11.8
MC Mixed 12.6
38% 13.3 GB/s
SC Read 6.6
SC Write 5.2
SC Mixed 5.8
17% 5.87 GB/s
Latency 151
26% 151 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 34.7%
Great: 59%

 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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