Dell Precision WorkStation 690

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 24%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 41.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics62.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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 690  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0MY171
Memory26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1600 x 1200 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20071213
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 22 '18 at 21:50
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing below expectations (37th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
1st CPU: Intel Xeon X5355
Microprocessor, 2 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
41.3% Average
Memory 60.6
1-Core 30.6
2-Core 61.3
34% 50.8 Pts
4-Core 120
8-Core 232
21% 176 Pts
64-Core 235
14% 235 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 41.3%
Great: 45%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
Asus(1043 8518) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 390.65
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
62.4% Good
Lighting 79
Reflection 82.5
Parallax 73.1
64% 78.2 fps
MRender 78.6
Gravity 73.3
Splatting 65.7
59% 72.5 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 62.4%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
156GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
213GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
71.4% Very good
Read 117
Write 131
Mixed 128
95% 126 MB/s
4K Read 1.24
4K Write 2.52
4K Mixed 0.38
140% 1.38 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 71.4%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8x4GB
8 of 8 slots used
32GB FB-DIMM DDR2 FB-DIMM
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
15.6% Very poor
MC Read 4.4
MC Write 5.2
MC Mixed 5.4
14% 5 GB/s
SC Read 2.5
SC Write 5.1
SC Mixed 4.4
11% 4 GB/s
Latency 126
32% 126 ns
Poor: 15%
This bench: 15.6%
Great: 148%

 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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