Dell Precision WorkStation 490

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 42%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (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. 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 33%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics29.1% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Precision WorkStation 490  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0GU083
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20080425
Uptime2.3 Days
Run DateAug 14 '19 at 19:09
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User EGY-User
Background CPU 18%
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 PC Performing below expectations (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5335
Microprocessor, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
33% Below average
Memory 55.7
1-Core 22.1
2-Core 43.1
28% 40.3 Pts
4-Core 61.9
8-Core 67.8
8% 64.9 Pts
64-Core 74.2
5% 74.2 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 33%
Great: 45%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
Gigabyte(1458 3763) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing below potential (59th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
29.1% Poor
Lighting 35.6
Reflection 29.1
Parallax 35.8
29% 33.5 fps
MRender 36.7
Gravity 36.6
Splatting 34.7
29% 36 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 29.1%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 250GB-$23
70GB free
Firmware: HP73
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 124 128 126 129 127 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
70% Very good
Read 120
Write 118
Mixed 63
SusWrite 125
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.7
127% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 70%
Great: 74%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24
55GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HP74
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 88 100 97 99 104 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
56.1% Above average
Read 100
Write 110
Mixed 53.7
SusWrite 95.5
66% 89.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 56.1%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8x2GB
8 of 8 slots used
16GB FB-DIMM DDR2 FB-DIMM
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
11.1% Very poor
MC Read 2.8
MC Write 3.9
MC Mixed 3.4
10% 3.37 GB/s
SC Read 2.6
SC Write 2.9
SC Mixed 3.2
8% 2.9 GB/s
Latency 141
28% 141 ns
Poor: 76%
This bench: 11.1%
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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