Dell Precision WorkStation 490

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 30%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 36.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics1.24% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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 (85%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Precision WorkStation 490  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0GU083
Memory5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.5 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20080425
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 07 '18 at 16:55
Run Duration237 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 85%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
1st CPU: Intel Xeon E5345
Microprocessor, 2 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.35 GHz
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
36.9% Below average
Memory 54.4
1-Core 26.9
2-Core 52.7
30% 44.7 Pts
4-Core 106
8-Core 207
18% 157 Pts
64-Core 214
13% 214 Pts
Poor: 36%
This bench: 36.9%
Great: 43%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro FX 3500
Nvidia(10DE 032B) 256MB
Ram: 256MB, Driver: 309.8
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
1.24% Terrible
Lighting 2.3
Reflection 1.62
Parallax 0.47
2% 1.46 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.24%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adaptec Array 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: V1.0
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 24% Great: 95%
WD VelociRaptor 300GB-$90
269GB free
Firmware: 04.04V01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
52.8% Above average
Read 99.9
Write 83.5
Mixed 51.6
58% 78.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.63
4K Write 2.68
4K Mixed 0.53
135% 1.28 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 52.8%
Great: 69%
WD VelociRaptor 300GB-$90
216GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 04.04V01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
63.1% Good
Read 105
Write 115
Mixed 80.8
75% 100 MB/s
4K Read 0.85
4K Write 2.74
4K Mixed 0.61
154% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 63.1%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8x1GB
8 of 8 slots used
8GB FB-DIMM DDR2 FB-DIMM
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
18.3% Very poor
MC Read 6
MC Write 5.1
MC Mixed 7.9
18% 6.33 GB/s
SC Read 2.8
SC Write 5.2
SC Mixed 4.6
12% 4.2 GB/s
Latency 145
28% 145 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 18.3%
Great: 122%

 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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