Dell Precision WorkStation 490

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 30%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 35.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics0.09% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (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 9 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.
Very high background CPU (50%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Precision WorkStation 490  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0GU083
Memory20.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20061027
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateMar 30 '17 at 13:28
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 50%

 PC Performing as expected (44th 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
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
35.1% Below average
Memory 64.4
1-Core 21.7
2-Core 32.6
30% 39.6 Pts
4-Core 36.6
8-Core 39.1
5% 37.8 Pts
64-Core 41.8
3% 41.8 Pts
Poor: 21%
This bench: 35.1%
Great: 38%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro NVS 285
Nvidia(10DE 0334) 128MB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 8.15.11.8593
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
0.09% Terrible
Lighting 0.17
Reflection 0.35
Parallax 0.06
0% 0.19 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.09%
Great: 0%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST3250820AS 250GB-$60
158GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3.AD Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
38% Below average
Read 73
Write 59.2
Mixed 28.2
39% 53.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.61
4K Write 1.31
4K Mixed 0.4
94% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 38%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB FB-DIMM DDR2 FB-DIMM
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
13.2% Very poor
MC Read 3.2
MC Write 4.7
MC Mixed 4
11% 3.97 GB/s
SC Read 2.9
SC Write 4.2
SC Mixed 3.2
10% 3.43 GB/s
Latency 115
35% 115 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 13.2%
Great: 115%

 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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