DELL Precision T3500 Workstation W3530 2.8GHz 4GB DDR3 250GB SATA

Precision T3500 Xeon W3530 tower workstation

The Dell Precision T3500 is a tower workstation built around a single Intel Xeon W3530 quad-core processor running at 2.8 GHz with Hyper-Threading. It ships with 4 GB of DDR3 memory across six DIMM slots supporting up to 24 GB total at 1333 MHz. A 250 GB 7.2K RPM SATA hard drive and a DVDRW optical drive are installed, while a dual-DVI 256 MB graphics card handles display output. The 525 W 85 PLUS power supply delivers power-factor-corrected energy, and integrated Broadcom 5761 Gigabit Ethernet provides wired networking.

Sustained load behaviour

Under continuous workloads the W3530’s four physical cores and eight logical threads share 8 MB of cache while the X58 chipset manages memory and I/O. The six DIMM slots allow expansion to 24 GB of DDR3, so memory-intensive tasks can scale beyond the factory 4 GB. Storage throughput stays within SATA limits of the 250 GB drive, and the chassis accommodates up to four internal SATA drives for 8.0 TB total capacity. No integrated RAID controller is present, though an optional SAS 6/iR card can be added for SAS drive support.

Thermals noise and 525 W 85 PLUS power draw

The 525 W 85 PLUS power supply corrects power factor and feeds the CPU, memory, graphics card and drives within a tower measuring 18.4 x 6.8 x 17.6 inches and weighing 40 lbs. A 5.25-inch adapter with fan is required when populating the third or fourth hard-drive bay, adding airflow for those configurations. Acoustic output will reflect the workstation-class cooling design and the mix of installed components under typical office or lab use.