Dell Precision WorkStation 490

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 32% Sail boat	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 17.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics	20.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	49.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (100%). 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Dell Precision WorkStation 490 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0F9382
Memory	26 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20080425
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 30 '20 at 19:52
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing below expectations (34^th 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 (8^th percentile)	17.3% Very poor	Memory 23.5 1-Core 18.6 2-Core 27.4 15% 23.2 Pts	4-Core 64.4 8-Core 66.9 9% 65.7 Pts	64-Core 65.9 4% 65.9 Pts
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 17.3% Great: 31%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% PNY(196E 1138) 2GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.00 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	20.6% Poor	Lighting 24 Reflection 26.5 Parallax 40 20% 30.1 fps	MRender 4.24 Gravity 38.9 Splatting 35.2 23% 26.1 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 20.6% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 193GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 146 173 190 196 209 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	49.2% Average	Read 215 Write 205 Mixed 184 SusWrite 179 44% 196 MB/s	4K Read 18.1 4K Write 30.2 4K Mixed 24.5 75% 24.3 MB/s	DQ Read 140 DQ Write 128 DQ Mixed 132 100% 133 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 124%
Seagate ST3500630AS 500GB-$102 29,256 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 466GB free Firmware: 3.AAC SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 65 74 74 74 74 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	41.7% Average	Read 73.3 Write 48.2 Mixed 48.1 SusWrite 71.7 44% 60.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8x4GB 5,222 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 8 of 8 slots used 32GB FB-DIMM DDR2 FB-DIMM Relative performance (0^th percentile)	7.7% Terrible	MC Read 2.2 MC Write 3 MC Mixed 2.5 7% 2.57 GB/s	SC Read 1.7 SC Write 1.7 SC Mixed 2.3 6% 1.9 GB/s	Latency 296 14% 296 ns
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 7.7% Great: 148%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $104Bench 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: $104

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