Dell Precision WorkStation 490

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 44.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics27.8% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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.
SystemDell Precision WorkStation 490  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0GU083
Memory12.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20080425
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 09 '17 at 06:56
Run Duration160 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (49th 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 above expectations (77th percentile)
44.8% Average
Memory 66.4
1-Core 34.7
2-Core 69.1
38% 56.7 Pts
4-Core 136
8-Core 136
18% 136 Pts
64-Core 137
8% 137 Pts
Poor: 30%
This bench: 44.8%
Great: 50%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 270-$140
CLim: 975 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.4.4
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
27.8% Poor
Lighting 35.1
Reflection 31.5
Parallax 46.2
29% 37.6 fps
MRender 28.2
Gravity 29.1
Splatting 36.9
26% 31.4 fps
Poor: 22%
This bench: 27.8%
Great: 26%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$75
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC32 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
63.2% Good
Read 117
Write 103
Mixed 22.6
59% 81.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.64
4K Write 1.02
4K Mixed 0.52
103% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 63.2%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8x4GB
8 of 8 slots used
32GB FB-DIMM DDR2 FB-DIMM
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
14.7% Very poor
MC Read 3.1
MC Write 5.8
MC Mixed 4.4
13% 4.43 GB/s
SC Read 2.2
SC Write 5.7
SC Mixed 4.5
12% 4.13 GB/s
Latency 110
36% 110 ns
Poor: 15%
This bench: 14.7%
Great: 148%

 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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