Dell Precision WorkStation 690

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 37%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 33.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics15% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.
Memory40GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 40GB 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 8 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Precision WorkStation 690  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0MY171
Memory12.8 GB free of 40 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20080425
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJul 20 '18 at 19:09
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 20%

 PC Performing below expectations (34th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
1st CPU: Intel Xeon X5365
Microprocessor, 2 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3 GHz
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
33.4% Below average
Memory 41.4
1-Core 34.6
2-Core 66.8
29% 47.6 Pts
4-Core 138
8-Core 273
24% 206 Pts
64-Core 272
17% 272 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 33.4%
Great: 47%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 560-$180
EVGA(3842 1460) 1GB
CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 1002 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
15% Very poor
Lighting 17.3
Reflection 20.1
Parallax 15.4
14% 17.6 fps
MRender 24.4
Gravity 17.6
Splatting 19.7
17% 20.5 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 15%
Great: 15%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
147GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 19.01H19
SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 59 68 71 69 70 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
46.5% Average
Read 95.5
Write 58.8
Mixed 58.5
SusWrite 66.2
52% 69.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
123% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 46.5%
Great: 69%
WD WD25 00JS-58NCB1 250GB
14GB free
Firmware: 10.02E04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 44 44 44 44 44 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
24.9% Poor
Read 42.5
Write 44
Mixed 35.5
SusWrite 43.9
31% 41.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1
174% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 24.9%
Great: 35%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 40GB
null MHz
1024, 4096, 4096, 4096, 1024, 4096, 1024, 1024, 2048, 4096, 2048, 2048, 2048, 4096, 2048, 2048 MB
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
11.7% Very poor
MC Read 4.5
MC Write 2.8
MC Mixed 4.2
11% 3.83 GB/s
SC Read 3.2
SC Write 2.8
SC Mixed 3.6
9% 3.2 GB/s
Latency 196
20% 196 ns
Poor: 12%
This bench: 11.7%
Great: 49%

 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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