Dell Precision WorkStation 690

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 32%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 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 35.3%, 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.
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 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 (58%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Precision WorkStation 690  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0DT029
Memory3.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20080425
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 24 '17 at 21:29
Run Duration226 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 58%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon 5160
Microprocessor, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3 GHz
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
35.3% Below average
Memory 60.1
1-Core 33.1
2-Core 64.8
35% 52.7 Pts
4-Core 63.6
8-Core 66.6
9% 65.1 Pts
64-Core 60.2
4% 60.2 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 35.3%
Great: 41%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro NVS 285
Nvidia(10DE 029D) 64MB
Ram: 64MB, Driver: 309.8
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%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60
2.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
16.6% Very poor
Read 34.8
Write 22.6
Mixed 23.1
20% 26.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.32
4K Write 1.12
4K Mixed 0.21
57% 0.55 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 16.6%
Great: 83%
WD Green 1.5TB (2009)-$150
1TB free
Firmware: 01.00A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
44.2% Average
Read 78.7
Write 75.5
Mixed 27.5
44% 60.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.23
71% 0.64 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 44.2%
Great: 55%
WD WD25 00JS-58NCB1 250GB
48GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10.02E04 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
27.9% Poor
Read 51.9
Write 45.8
Mixed 15
27% 37.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.05
4K Write 0.13
4K Mixed 0.06
11% 0.08 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 27.9%
Great: 35%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8x2GB
8 of 8 slots used
16GB FB-DIMM DDR2 FB-DIMM
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
13.5% Very poor
MC Read 3.2
MC Write 5.5
MC Mixed 4
12% 4.23 GB/s
SC Read 2.9
SC Write 4
SC Mixed 3.1
10% 3.33 GB/s
Latency 127
31% 127 ns
Poor: 76%
This bench: 13.5%
Great: 142%

 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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