Dell Precision WorkStation 490

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (3rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 97 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 an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 8.66%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Precision WorkStation 490  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0GU083
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20080425
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 12 '18 at 00:12
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User PRT-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon 5130
Microprocessor, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
8.66% Terrible
Memory 12.3
1-Core 18
2-Core 24
11% 18.1 Pts
4-Core 31
8-Core 21.8
4% 26.4 Pts
64-Core 30.4
2% 30.4 Pts
Poor: 9%
This bench: 8.66%
Great: 37%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Storage 1TB
904GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 16 34 42 48 49 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
21.9% Poor
Read 37.3
Write 2
Mixed 32.7
SusWrite 38.7
21% 27.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.2
59% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 25%
This bench: 21.9%
Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8x2GB
8 of 8 slots used
16GB FB-DIMM DDR2 FB-DIMM
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
10.3% Very poor
MC Read 3.3
MC Write 4.1
MC Mixed 3.6
10% 3.67 GB/s
SC Read 2.5
SC Write 2
SC Mixed 3.2
7% 2.57 GB/s
Latency 383
10% 383 ns
Poor: 76%
This bench: 10.3%
Great: 142%

 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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