Dell Precision WorkStation T5500

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 56.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics0.62% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive55.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemDell Precision WorkStation T5500  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0D883F
Memory13.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130528
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 16 '18 at 00:12
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing below expectations (35th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5520
CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.25 GHz
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
56.9% Above average
Memory 73.1
1-Core 60.8
2-Core 120
52% 84.5 Pts
4-Core 235
8-Core 243
32% 239 Pts
64-Core 242
15% 242 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 56.9%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro NVS 295
Nvidia(10DE 062E) 256MB
Ram: 256MB, Driver: 341.44
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
0.62% Terrible
Lighting 0.63
Reflection 1.31
Parallax 0.28
0% 0.74 fps
MRender 2.62
Gravity 0.43
Splatting 0.3
1% 1.12 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.62%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
RAID2 256GB
176GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 247 243 246 261 264 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
55.1% Above average
Read 352
Write 272
Mixed 184
SusWrite 253
59% 265 MB/s
4K Read 11.1
4K Write 39
4K Mixed 20.4
64% 23.5 MB/s
DQ Read 140
DQ Write 110
DQ Mixed 19.8
44% 89.9 MB/s
WD WD1002FBYS-02A6B0 1TB
218GB free
Firmware: 03.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 55 56 56 56 57 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
45.4% Average
Read 102
Write 96.6
Mixed 68.4
SusWrite 55.9
60% 80.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
191% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 45.4%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x16GB
2 of 9 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
31.5% Below average
MC Read 13.5
MC Write 7.9
MC Mixed 12.5
32% 11.3 GB/s
SC Read 7.7
SC Write 3.9
SC Mixed 6.8
18% 6.13 GB/s
Latency 94.3
42% 94.3 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 31.5%
Great: 164%

 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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