Dell Precision WorkStation 490

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 5.87%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Dell Precision WorkStation 490 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0F9382
Memory	4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.5 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20080425
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Feb 17 '21 at 21:32
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon 3.00GHz 51 User benchmarks, average bench 25% Microprocessor, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	5.87% Terrible	Memory 1.52 1-Core 22.7 2-Core 42.6 10% 22.3 Pts	4-Core 58 8-Core 60.7 8% 59.3 Pts	64-Core 63.1 4% 63.1 Pts
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 5.87% Great: 31%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung HD320KJ 320GB 3,147 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 267GB free (System drive) Firmware: CP100-11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 69 63 65 67 67 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	38.2% Below average	Read 65.8 Write 21.5 Mixed 41.7 SusWrite 67.3 36% 49.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 139% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 38.2% Great: 45%
WD WD1600JS-75NCB1 160GB 10,689 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 149GB free Firmware: 10.02E03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 54 53 55 55 56 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	28.7% Poor	Read 44.5 Write 47.3 Mixed 39.4 SusWrite 55.2 34% 46.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 164% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 28.7% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8x1GB 1,329 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 8 of 8 slots used 8GB FB-DIMM DDR2 FB-DIMM Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	6.89% Terrible	MC Read 1.7 MC Write 3.1 MC Mixed 2.2 7% 2.33 GB/s	SC Read 1.7 SC Write 2.4 SC Mixed 2.3 6% 2.13 GB/s	Latency 491 8% 491 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 6.89% Great: 122%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 12%

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Desktop 45%

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Workstation 11%

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System: Dell Precision WorkStation 490

CPU
CPU: Intel Xeon X53651stBench 44%, 504 samples	9x
CPU: Intel Xeon E53451stBench 41%, 462 samples	8x
CPU: Intel Xeon 51301stBench 37%, 237 samples	6x

GPU
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	6x
Quadro FX 3500NvidiaBench 1%, 426 samples	5x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	5x

SSD
870 EVO 1TBSamsung $105Bench 112%, 129,044 samples	4x
ssd120 240GBBench 46%, 6 samples	4x
Mercury Electra 6G SSD 360GBOWCBench 50%, 17 samples	4x

RAM
8x4GBUnknownBench 90%, 5,222 samples	24x
8x2GBUnknownBench 114%, 8,850 samples	10x
8x1GBUnknownBench 98%, 1,329 samples	8x

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Value: 40% - Below average

Total price: $105

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16