Dell Precision WorkStation 490

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 44.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics20.4% 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 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.
Memory22GB 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 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.
SystemDell Precision WorkStation 490  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0GU083
Memory19.5 GB free of 22 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20060630
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 23 '19 at 22:15
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (58th 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 (82nd percentile)
44.9% Average
Memory 66.6
1-Core 33.3
2-Core 68.9
38% 56.3 Pts
4-Core 137
8-Core 137
18% 137 Pts
64-Core 137
8% 137 Pts
Poor: 36%
This bench: 44.9%
Great: 47%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 5870
XFX(1682 2961) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1901.0
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
20.4% Poor
Lighting 28.3
Reflection 15.3
Parallax 26.1
23% 23.2 fps
MRender 13.6
Gravity 21.8
Splatting 19.7
15% 18.4 fps
Poor: 17%
This bench: 20.4%
Great: 20%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$90
31GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 03.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 65 72 72 73 73 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
44.7% Average
Read 84.3
Write 80.3
Mixed 52.3
SusWrite 71.3
53% 72.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 44.7%
Great: 58%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
781GB free
Firmware: 80.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 133 166 133 149 166 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
87.9% Excellent
Read 162
Write 159
Mixed 83
SusWrite 144
100% 137 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 0.7
179% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 87.9%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 22GB
null MHz
1024, 1024, 2048, 2048, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
18.4% Very poor
MC Read 5.6
MC Write 5.3
MC Mixed 7.1
17% 6 GB/s
SC Read 3.5
SC Write 5.2
SC Mixed 5
13% 4.57 GB/s
Latency 110
36% 110 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 18.4%
Great: 50%

 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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