Dell Precision WorkStation T5500

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 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 59.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	27.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The 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.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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.

High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell Precision WorkStation T5500 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0D883F
Memory	2.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20130528
Uptime	2.3 Days
Run Date	Jun 25 '19 at 13:50
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	30%

PC Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon X5550 1,065 User benchmarks, average bench 67% CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.65 GHz Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	Memory 80.3 1-Core 54.4 2-Core 118 52% 84.1 Pts	4-Core 211 8-Core 272 31% 242 Pts	64-Core 300 19% 300 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 670-$435 47,610 User benchmarks, average bench 28% EVGA(3842 2678) 2GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1552 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 417.22 Performing below potential (48^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	27.5% Poor	Lighting 31.7 Reflection 16.4 Parallax 31.5 26% 26.6 fps	MRender 42.7 Gravity 38.1 Splatting 33.4 31% 38.1 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 27.5% Great: 31%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 345GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 34 32 33 38 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	42.3% Average	Read 113 Write 53.7 Mixed 51.5 SusWrite 34.3 47% 63.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.3 62% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 114%
WD VelociRaptor 300GB-$90 11,249 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 102GB free Firmware: 4V03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 38 42 39 42 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	24.8% Poor	Read 46.5 Write 60.6 Mixed 42 SusWrite 39.5 35% 47.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 163% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 24.8% Great: 69%
Seagate Expansion 4TB 1,000 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 2.5TB free, PID 231a Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 19 19 19 19 20 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	17.2% Very poor	Read 25 Write 21.8 Mixed 25.3 SusWrite 19 31% 22.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.5 123% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 17.2% Great: 56%
Intenso USB 3.0 Device 4TB 306 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1.5TB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 19 19 19 19 20 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	13.6% Very poor	Read 28.3 Write 17 Mixed 22.3 SusWrite 18.9 28% 21.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 13.6% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3x4GB 39,448 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 3 of 6 slots used 12GB DIMM DDR3 Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	44.4% Average	MC Read 15.6 MC Write 14.6 MC Mixed 17.8 46% 16 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 9.7 SC Mixed 10.8 28% 9.67 GB/s	Latency 79.9 50% 79.9 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 57%

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

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Gaming 24%

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Desktop 74%

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Workstation 21%

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System: Dell Precision WorkStation T5500

CPU
Xeon X5650IntelBench 70%, 13,757 samples	120x
CPU: Intel Xeon X56501stBench 64%, 7,756 samples	113x
CPU: Intel Xeon E56201stBench 58%, 5,965 samples	96x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	84x
Quadro 4000NvidiaBench 7%, 8,609 samples	82x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	61x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	74x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	31x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	29x

RAM
6x4GBUnknownBench 47%, 28,320 samples	246x
3x4GBUnknownBench 42%, 39,448 samples	119x
6x2GBUnknownBench 46%, 38,297 samples	117x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $87

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