Dell Precision WorkStation 490

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 39%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 29.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics27.6% 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 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemDell Precision WorkStation 490  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0GU083
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20080425
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 07 '19 at 01:28
Run Duration169 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing below expectations (30th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon X5365
Microprocessor, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
29.9% Poor
Memory 37.9
1-Core 34.3
2-Core 68.8
28% 47 Pts
4-Core 126
8-Core 131
17% 128 Pts
64-Core 124
8% 124 Pts
Poor: 30%
This bench: 29.9%
Great: 50%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 270-$140
CLim: 975 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.1.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
27.6% Poor
Lighting 34.6
Reflection 31.5
Parallax 45.6
28% 37.2 fps
MRender 27.8
Gravity 30.2
Splatting 36.7
26% 31.5 fps
Poor: 22%
This bench: 27.6%
Great: 26%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50
919GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC32
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 112 93 72 56 50 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
57.3% Above average
Read 120
Write 129
Mixed 57.2
SusWrite 79.5
71% 96.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 57.3%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB FB-DIMM DDR2 FB-DIMM
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
12% Very poor
MC Read 3
MC Write 5.2
MC Mixed 4.1
12% 4.1 GB/s
SC Read 1.9
SC Write 3.1
SC Mixed 3.8
8% 2.93 GB/s
Latency 212
19% 212 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 12%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Precision WorkStation 490 Builds (Compare 83 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Precision WorkStation 490

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