Dell Precision WorkStation 490

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (9th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 91 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 relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 36.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics53.4% 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 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Precision WorkStation 490  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0F9382
Memory3 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20080425
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateFeb 19 '19 at 22:55
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 34%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (9th 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, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
36.1% Below average
Memory 53.8
1-Core 30.9
2-Core 60.7
32% 48.5 Pts
4-Core 110
8-Core 103
14% 106 Pts
64-Core 108
7% 108 Pts
Poor: 36%
This bench: 36.1%
Great: 47%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 418.81
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
53.4% Above average
Lighting 63.9
Reflection 73.3
Parallax 70
52% 69.1 fps
MRender 68.9
Gravity 67.1
Splatting 68.7
56% 68.2 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 53.4%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB
856GB free
Firmware: 0304
SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 24 24 25 25 25 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
15.1% Very poor
Read 27
Write 24.2
Mixed 24
SusWrite 24.8
19% 25 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
160% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 15.1%
Great: 67%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
17GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 52 66 42 58 65 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
41.9% Average
Read 87.7
Write 108
Mixed 72
SusWrite 57.8
60% 81.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
157% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 41.9%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8x1GB
8 of 8 slots used
8GB FB-DIMM DDR2 FB-DIMM
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
15.1% Very poor
MC Read 4.5
MC Write 4.9
MC Mixed 5.7
14% 5.03 GB/s
SC Read 2.7
SC Write 4.9
SC Mixed 3.1
10% 3.57 GB/s
Latency 147
27% 147 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 15.1%
Great: 122%

 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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