DELL Precision T5500 Workstation X5650 2.67GHz 32GB 500GB 1TB Q600 875W

Tower workstation with dual Xeon capability

The Dell Precision T5500 is a tower workstation built around the LGA 1366 platform and supports up to two processors. It ships with a single Intel Xeon X5650 six-core processor running at 2.67 GHz with 12 MB cache and Hyper-Threading. Memory uses DDR3 across nine DIMM slots with 32 GB installed and a 72 GB maximum. Storage includes a 500 GB and a 1 TB 7.2K SATA hard drive plus a DVD±RW optical drive. Graphics are provided by an Nvidia Quadro 600 with 1 GB DDR3 and power comes from an 875 W supply. No operating system is included.

Suited for legacy Xeon workloads

This system suits users maintaining LGA 1366 environments who need six cores with Hyper-Threading and room to grow memory to 72 GB across nine DDR3 slots. The second processor riser adds three more slots for dual-CPU configurations. Buyers who need more than two SATA drives or a newer memory standard should look elsewhere because the platform is limited to SATA storage and DDR3 modules only. The single included CPU leaves the second socket available for a matching upgrade.

LGA 1366 socket with six-core X5650 and DDR3 memory

The defining specification is the LGA 1366 socket paired with the Xeon X5650 six-core processor at 2.67 GHz and DDR3 memory architecture. This combination determines CPU upgrade paths, memory compatibility and maximum capacity of 72 GB. The 5520 chipset and nine DIMM slots are built around this socket and memory generation, so any expansion must use DDR3 modules and compatible LGA 1366 processors.