Dell Precision T5600 Service Tag: DNV6BY1 CPU 2× Intel Xeon E5-2609

Model • Dell Precision T5600 • Service Tag: DNV6BY1 • Manufacture Date: 2013 CPU • 2× Intel Xeon E5-2609 (Sandy Bridge-EP) • 4 cores each (8 cores total) • No Hyper-Threading • Base Clock: 2.40 GHz • 80W TDP each • Great for memory capacity but not very fast by modern standards RAM • 128GB DDR3 ECC Registered • You are using 16GB RDIMMs • Quad-channel • Server-grade, stable for virtualization Storage • Dell PERC H310 SAS/SATA RAID controller • 238GB volume (likely SSD or RAID 1) • 838GB volume (likely HDD or RAID setup) • Total ~1.05 TB GPU • None detected in Windows • Your images show a Quadro 4000 installed, but Windows does not detect it. • This usually means: • Card not seated fully • PCIe power cable not plugged in • GPU has failed Other Hardware • DVD-RW Drive • Multi-format card reader • Multiple USB 2.0 + USB 3.0 ports • Full-size ATX Dell workstation chassis ⸻ 🎯 Ideal Buyers This configuration typically appeals to: • Homelab enthusiasts • Virtualization learners (Proxmox / VMware / TrueNAS) • Users wanting a cheap system with 128GB RAM • Makers running AI models that fit in CPU RAM only (NOT GPU models) • Media servers (Plex – CPU transcoding only) ⸻ 🛑 Important Performance Notes • CPUs are older and slow for gaming or modern workloads • No GPU means the system is not suitable for 3D or AI GPU workloads unless upgraded • The 128GB RAM is the main value driver here