Dell Precision WorkStation 690

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard
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 42.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics49% 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 Drive22.8% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemDell Precision WorkStation 690  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0MY171
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20080425
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 22 '20 at 06:26
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (44th 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, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
42.4% Average
Memory 59.4
1-Core 34.4
2-Core 69.1
35% 54.3 Pts
4-Core 138
8-Core 268
24% 203 Pts
64-Core 266
16% 266 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 42.4%
Great: 47%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (57th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
49% Average
Lighting 60.2
Reflection 65.1
Parallax 63.6
49% 63 fps
MRender 71.7
Gravity 58.3
Splatting 52.8
49% 60.9 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 49%
Great: 54%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS900 500GB
87GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0E13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 105 105 104 106 111 MB/s
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
22.8% Poor
Read 104
Write 81.2
Mixed 67.1
SusWrite 105
20% 89.4 MB/s
4K Read 12.5
4K Write 18
4K Mixed 8.2
39% 12.9 MB/s
DQ Read 11.6
DQ Write 15.8
DQ Mixed 9.1
8% 12.2 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 22.8%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16x1GB
16 of 16 slots used
16GB FB-DIMM DDR2 FB-DIMM
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
19.1% Very poor
MC Read 5.7
MC Write 5.6
MC Mixed 8.4
19% 6.57 GB/s
SC Read 2.8
SC Write 5.4
SC Mixed 4.5
12% 4.23 GB/s
Latency 129
31% 129 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 19.1%
Great: 21%

 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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