Dell Precision WorkStation 690

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 34%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 40.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1.36% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (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.
Memory25GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 25GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 11 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemDell Precision WorkStation 690  (all builds)
MotherboardDell
Memory13 GB free of 25 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20080425
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 12 '20 at 02:59
Run Duration218 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
1st CPU: Intel Xeon 5140
Microprocessor, 2 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.35 GHz
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
40.2% Average
Memory 62.8
1-Core 26.3
2-Core 53.2
33% 47.4 Pts
4-Core 105
8-Core 104
14% 105 Pts
64-Core 102
6% 102 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 40.2%
Great: 43%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro FX 4500
Nvidia(10DE 0322) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 309.08
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
1.36% Terrible
Lighting 2.53
Reflection 1.81
Parallax 0.5
2% 1.61 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.36%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$46
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 138 146 149 149 149 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
85% Excellent
Read 154
Write 144
Mixed 71
SusWrite 142
93% 128 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.5
131% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 85%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 25GB
null MHz
1024, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
18.1% Very poor
MC Read 6.1
MC Write 5.3
MC Mixed 6.8
17% 6.07 GB/s
SC Read 2.6
SC Write 5.3
SC Mixed 4.5
12% 4.13 GB/s
Latency 120
33% 120 ns
Poor: 18%
This bench: 18.1%
Great: 111%

 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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