Dell Precision WorkStation 690

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 49% Yacht	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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.
Processor	With 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 43.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	37.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The 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.
Memory	22GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 22GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although 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.

System	Dell Precision WorkStation 690 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0MY171
Memory	17 GB free of 22 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20080425
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	May 25 '19 at 19:32
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
1st CPU: Intel Xeon 5160 632 User benchmarks, average bench 43% Microprocessor, 2 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	43.1% Average	Memory 64.4 1-Core 34.1 2-Core 66.9 37% 55.1 Pts	4-Core 129 8-Core 130 17% 130 Pts	64-Core 134 8% 134 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 47%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 2968) 2GB CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	37.9% Below average	Lighting 49.6 Reflection 46.8 Parallax 41.7 40% 46 fps	MRender 40.9 Gravity 43.1 Splatting 38.1 33% 40.7 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70 66,332 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 542GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 39 40 45 45 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	Read 145 Write 153 Mixed 34.5 SusWrite 41 68% 93.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 1.5 288% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 111%
Maxtor 6L250S0 250GB 351 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 225GB free Firmware: 1G10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 46 49 49 48 48 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	31.4% Below average	Read 60.3 Write 68.3 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 47.8 40% 54 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.3 148% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 31.4% Great: 35%
Seagate ST3250310AS 250GB-$44 34,705 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 188GB free Firmware: A SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 46 49 49 48 48 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	37.8% Below average	Read 84.5 Write 91.7 Mixed 46 SusWrite 46.9 49% 67.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 54%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 158GB free Firmware: 1H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 45 47 49 49 48 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	46.3% Average	Read 114 Write 118 Mixed 74.3 SusWrite 47 65% 88.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 226% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 22GB 1,271 User benchmarks, average bench 38% null MHz 2048, 2048, 1024, 1024, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	18.3% Very poor	MC Read 6 MC Write 4.9 MC Mixed 7.4 17% 6.1 GB/s	SC Read 2.9 SC Write 4.7 SC Mixed 4.7 12% 4.1 GB/s	Latency 115 35% 115 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 18.3% Great: 50%

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System: Dell Precision WorkStation 690

CPU
CPU: Intel Xeon E53451stBench 41%, 462 samples	8x
CPU: Intel Xeon 51601stBench 43%, 632 samples	6x
CPU: Intel Xeon X53551stBench 42%, 426 samples	5x

GPU
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	9x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	6x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	5x

SSD
256GB 256GBHs256eBench 63%, 119 samples	3x
CS900 240GBPNY $20Bench 73%, 61,417 samples	2x
SSD 240GBBench 75%, 38,401 samples	2x

RAM
8x4GBUnknownBench 90%, 5,222 samples	16x
4x1GBUnknownBench 18%, 54,972 samples	8x
8x2GBUnknownBench 114%, 8,850 samples	7x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16