Dell Precision WorkStation 490

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 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 35.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics55% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive68.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.
Run History
SystemDell Precision WorkStation 490  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0DT031
Memory21.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20080425
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 18 '20 at 21:51
Run Duration118 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon 5160
Microprocessor, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
35.8% Below average
Memory 60.6
1-Core 33.9
2-Core 67.1
36% 53.9 Pts
4-Core 66.9
8-Core 66.5
9% 66.7 Pts
64-Core 69.1
4% 69.1 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 35.8%
Great: 41%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.20
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
55% Above average
Lighting 68.2
Reflection 47.3
Parallax 86.7
56% 67.4 fps
MRender 70.5
Gravity 71.4
Splatting 58
54% 66.6 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 55%
Great: 56%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
179GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 207 228 239 242 245 MB/s
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
68.8% Good
Read 255
Write 244
Mixed 219
SusWrite 218
53% 234 MB/s
4K Read 29.2
4K Write 51
4K Mixed 35.5
117% 38.6 MB/s
DQ Read 205
DQ Write 192
DQ Mixed 196
148% 198 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 68.8%
Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 24GB
null MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
14% Very poor
MC Read 3.3
MC Write 5.5
MC Mixed 4
12% 4.27 GB/s
SC Read 3.2
SC Write 5.7
SC Mixed 4
12% 4.3 GB/s
Latency 126
32% 126 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 14%
Great: 72%

 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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