Dell Precision WorkStation 690

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 36.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
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.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Precision WorkStation 690  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0MY171
Memory1.5 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20080425
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateMay 01 '19 at 09:29
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 25%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5320
Microprocessor, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.85 GHz, turbo 1.85 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
36.6% Below average
Memory 59.7
1-Core 20.5
2-Core 41.8
29% 40.7 Pts
4-Core 82.6
8-Core 76.7
11% 79.6 Pts
64-Core 84.7
5% 84.7 Pts
Poor: 24%
This bench: 36.6%
Great: 44%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD10EURX 1TB-$23
892GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 137 134 135 128 123 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
72.5% Very good
Read 123
Write 87.4
Mixed 72.9
SusWrite 130
76% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
184% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 72.5%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x1GB
4 of 8 slots used
4GB FB-DIMM DDR2 FB-DIMM
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
11.7% Very poor
MC Read 2.9
MC Write 4.4
MC Mixed 3.4
10% 3.57 GB/s
SC Read 2.3
SC Write 3.1
SC Mixed 3.3
8% 2.9 GB/s
Latency 129
31% 129 ns
Poor: 11%
This bench: 11.7%
Great: 28%

 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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