Dell Precision WorkStation 690

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 35.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics19.3% 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.
Memory18GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 18GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (61%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Precision WorkStation 690  (all builds)
MotherboardDell
Memory14.7 GB free of 18 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20080425
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJun 24 '20 at 18:43
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User EGY-User
Background CPU 61%

 PC Performing as expected (43rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
1st CPU: Intel Xeon 5150
Microprocessor, 2 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
35.2% Below average
Memory 57.3
1-Core 25
2-Core 49.4
30% 43.9 Pts
4-Core 76.4
8-Core 88.1
11% 82.2 Pts
64-Core 107
7% 107 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 35.2%
Great: 44%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 5870
PwrHis(1787 2289) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1901.0
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
19.3% Very poor
Lighting 27.1
Reflection 14.6
Parallax 25.4
22% 22.4 fps
MRender 12
Gravity 20.1
Splatting 18.1
14% 16.7 fps
Poor: 17%
This bench: 19.3%
Great: 20%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD800JD-75MSA3 80GB-$105
45GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1E04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 36 41 45 44 44 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
25.1% Poor
Read 46.5
Write 47
Mixed 34.3
SusWrite 40.6
31% 42.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.6
116% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 25.1%
Great: 33%
WD WD800BD-22MRA1 80GB
3GB free
Firmware: 1E01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 34 36 36 35 34 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
19.6% Very poor
Read 33.5
Write 32.5
Mixed 25.7
SusWrite 34.6
23% 31.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.8
134% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 19.6%
Great: 33%
Samsung HD080HJ/ 80GB
27GB free
Firmware: 0-43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 55 55 55 55 55 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
30.7% Below average
Read 51.7
Write 55.5
Mixed 39.5
SusWrite 55
37% 50.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
153% 1 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 30.7%
Great: 33%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 18GB
null MHz
1024, 1024, 4096, 4096, 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
12.9% Very poor
MC Read 4.1
MC Write 4
MC Mixed 4.8
12% 4.3 GB/s
SC Read 1.6
SC Write 2.8
SC Mixed 1.8
6% 2.07 GB/s
Latency 136
29% 136 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 12.9%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Precision WorkStation 690 Builds (Compare 74 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 42%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Precision WorkStation 690

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