Dell Precision WorkStation T3500

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 79.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics1.1% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Precision WorkStation T3500  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 09KPNV
Memory5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120328
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 24 '20 at 20:06
Run Duration120 Seconds
Run User EGY-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon X5680
CPU, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.35 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
79.4% Very good
Memory 94.9
1-Core 77.6
2-Core 168
68% 114 Pts
4-Core 347
8-Core 491
53% 419 Pts
64-Core 649
40% 649 Pts
Poor: 65%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 5450
Sapphire(174B E164) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 12.104.0.0
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
1.1% Terrible
Lighting 1.33
Reflection 1.69
Parallax 1.59
1% 1.54 fps
MRender 1.62
Gravity 0.83
Splatting 1.57
1% 1.34 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.1%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$35
103GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 19.01H19
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 101 97 109 110 108 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
62.5% Good
Read 114
Write 108
Mixed 65.5
SusWrite 104
72% 97.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 62.5%
Great: 69%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$80
298GB free
Firmware: 01.03E01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 104 104 105 105 105 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
60% Good
Read 104
Write 100
Mixed 61.2
SusWrite 105
68% 92.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1
173% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 60%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 6 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
36% Below average
MC Read 14.9
MC Write 9.6
MC Mixed 9
32% 11.2 GB/s
SC Read 12.8
SC Write 11.5
SC Mixed 10.7
33% 11.7 GB/s
Latency 57.4
70% 57.4 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 36%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Precision WorkStation T3500 Builds (Compare 3,399 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

System: Dell Precision WorkStation T3500

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $377
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