Dell Precision WorkStation T5500

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 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 63.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics60.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive39.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory72GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 72GB 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.
SystemDell Precision WorkStation T5500  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0CRH6C
Memory59.7 GB free of 72 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130528
Uptime11.1 Days
Run DateSep 24 '18 at 23:05
Run Duration225 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
1st CPU: Intel Xeon X5670
CPU1, 2 CPU, 12 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
63.7% Good
Memory 66.7
1-Core 82.2
2-Core 160
59% 103 Pts
4-Core 325
8-Core 642
57% 484 Pts
64-Core 938
58% 938 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 63.7%
Great: 75%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 397.64
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
60.5% Good
Lighting 77
Reflection 73.4
Parallax 62.2
63% 70.9 fps
MRender 64.9
Gravity 67.6
Splatting 71.3
56% 67.9 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 60.5%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme 480GB-$300
250GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R201
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 180 172 172 178 175 MB/s
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
39.7% Below average
Read 230
Write 207
Mixed 203
SusWrite 177
46% 204 MB/s
4K Read 14.8
4K Write 12.1
4K Mixed 13.1
46% 13.3 MB/s
DQ Read 158
DQ Write 95.8
DQ Mixed 125
94% 126 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 39.7%
Great: 66%
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226
80GB free
Firmware: X41100RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 198 189 153 142 150 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
38.2% Below average
Read 226
Write 217
Mixed 152
SusWrite 172
43% 192 MB/s
4K Read 13.9
4K Write 34
4K Mixed 9.5
51% 19.1 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 45.3
DQ Mixed 49.1
45% 70.2 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 38.2%
Great: 107%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB
3.5TB free
Firmware: 9401
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 118 115 117 118 118 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
62.9% Good
Read 101
Write 120
Mixed 97
SusWrite 117
80% 109 MB/s
4K Read 4.5
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.7
313% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 62.9%
Great: 94%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
223GB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 88 89 88 89 87 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
61.8% Good
Read 127
Write 146
Mixed 20.2
SusWrite 87.9
69% 95.3 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
151% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 61.8%
Great: 108%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 9401
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 121 123 122 124 123 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
71.5% Very good
Read 125
Write 158
Mixed 104
SusWrite 122
94% 127 MB/s
4K Read 5.4
4K Write 3.8
4K Mixed 0.8
384% 3.33 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 87%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB
458GB free
Firmware: 9401
SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 19 19 19 19 19 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
15.6% Very poor
Read 34.5
Write 32.5
Mixed 25.5
SusWrite 19.2
21% 27.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 15.6%
Great: 97%
TS-RDF5 SD Transcend 256GB
42GB free, PID 4000
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 15 16 15 15 15 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
11.6% Very poor
Read 34
Write 26.5
Mixed 27
SusWrite 15.1
33% 25.6 MB/s
4K Read 3.7
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 1.4
89% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 11.6%
Great: 42%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 9x8GB
9 of 9 slots used
72GB DIMM DDR3
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
56.4% Above average
MC Read 26.9
MC Write 15.5
MC Mixed 25.3
64% 22.6 GB/s
SC Read 7.1
SC Write 4.9
SC Mixed 6.3
17% 6.1 GB/s
Latency 109
37% 109 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 56.4%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Precision WorkStation T5500 Builds (Compare 1,577 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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