Dell Precision WorkStation 490

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 32%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 30.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics9.72% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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 (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemDell Precision WorkStation 490  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0GU083
Memory4 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20080425
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 03 '19 at 12:51
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User PAK-User
Background CPU 26%

 PC Performing as expected (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
1st CPU: Intel Xeon 5130
Microprocessor, 2 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
30.9% Below average
Memory 53.8
1-Core 13
2-Core 31.3
24% 32.7 Pts
4-Core 45.5
8-Core 68.1
7% 56.8 Pts
64-Core 73.9
5% 73.9 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 30.9%
Great: 42%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 250
Asus(1043 0462) 1GB
CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1150 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 17.7
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
9.72% Terrible
Lighting 11.9
Reflection 11.8
Parallax 13.3
10% 12.4 fps
MRender 12.3
Gravity 9.5
Splatting 13.2
10% 11.7 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 9.72%
Great: 9%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD800JD-75MSA3 80GB-$105
33GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10.01E03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 31 39 42 44 44 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
24.8% Poor
Read 47.7
Write 47.5
Mixed 39
SusWrite 38.5
32% 43.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 24.8%
Great: 33%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 8 slots used
8GB FB-DIMM DDR2 FB-DIMM
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
8.69% Terrible
MC Read 3
MC Write 1.6
MC Mixed 2.9
7% 2.5 GB/s
SC Read 2.5
SC Write 1.6
SC Mixed 2.3
6% 2.13 GB/s
Latency 147
27% 147 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 8.69%
Great: 65%

 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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