Dell Precision WorkStation 490

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
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 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 42%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics6.95% 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.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (47%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Precision WorkStation 490  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0GU083
Memory29.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20080425
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 03 '19 at 18:48
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 47%

 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 X5355
Microprocessor, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
42% Average
Memory 63.9
1-Core 30.5
2-Core 61.4
35% 51.9 Pts
4-Core 118
8-Core 121
16% 120 Pts
64-Core 121
8% 121 Pts
Poor: 25%
This bench: 42%
Great: 47%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro FX 4800
Nvidia(10DE 0594) 1.5GB
Ram: 1.5GB, Driver: 342.1
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
6.95% Terrible
Lighting 9.27
Reflection 8.31
Parallax 4.25
8% 7.27 fps
MRender 8.67
Gravity 7.03
Splatting 6
6% 7.23 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 6.95%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
155GB free
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 225 235 243 246 247 MB/s
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
67.2% Good
Read 252
Write 246
Mixed 238
SusWrite 238
55% 244 MB/s
4K Read 26.2
4K Write 52.7
4K Mixed 35.4
113% 38.1 MB/s
DQ Read 198
DQ Write 118
DQ Mixed 148
113% 155 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 67.2%
Great: 128%
Samsung HD502HI 500GB-$154
356GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1AG01113
SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 61 84 86 92 91 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
50.2% Above average
Read 95.5
Write 97.8
Mixed 48.8
SusWrite 79.3
59% 80.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
149% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 50.2%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8x4GB
8 of 8 slots used
32GB FB-DIMM DDR2 FB-DIMM
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
13.9% Very poor
MC Read 3.2
MC Write 5.4
MC Mixed 4.2
12% 4.27 GB/s
SC Read 2.3
SC Write 5.5
SC Mixed 2.8
10% 3.53 GB/s
Latency 117
34% 117 ns
Poor: 15%
This bench: 13.9%
Great: 148%

 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 40% - Below average Total price: $105
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