Dell Precision WorkStation 490

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 44.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive44.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB 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.
Run History
SystemDell Precision WorkStation 490  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0DT031
Memory18.1 GB free of 20 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20080425
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 20 '18 at 19:24
Run Duration67 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
1st CPU: Intel Xeon 5160
Microprocessor, 2 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
44.4% Average
Memory 65.4
1-Core 34.7
2-Core 68.8
38% 56.3 Pts
4-Core 138
8-Core 138
18% 138 Pts
64-Core 139
9% 139 Pts
Poor: 36%
This bench: 44.4%
Great: 47%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 320 Series 160GB-$149
93GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4PC10365 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
44.7% Average
Read 254
Write 168
Mixed 172
44% 198 MB/s
4K Read 18.3
4K Write 31
4K Mixed 16
65% 21.8 MB/s
DQ Read 145
DQ Write 64.6
DQ Mixed 32.8
43% 80.9 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 44.7%
Great: 51%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 20GB
null MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 1024, 1024, 1024, 1024 MB
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
19% Very poor
MC Read 6.4
MC Write 5.3
MC Mixed 7.2
18% 6.3 GB/s
SC Read 3.3
SC Write 5.9
SC Mixed 4.3
13% 4.5 GB/s
Latency 113
36% 113 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 19%
Great: 54%

 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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