Dell Precision WorkStation 690

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 36%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 43.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1% 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.
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.
SystemDell Precision WorkStation 690  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0DT029
Memory2 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20080425
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateJul 30 '18 at 02:57
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (58th 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, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
43.4% Average
Memory 68.9
1-Core 26.8
2-Core 52.8
35% 49.5 Pts
4-Core 107
8-Core 106
14% 106 Pts
64-Core 105
6% 105 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 43.4%
Great: 43%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 5400
PwrHis(1787 3000) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
1% Terrible
Lighting 1.27
Reflection 1.38
Parallax 1.53
1% 1.39 fps
MRender 1.38
Gravity 0.8
Splatting 1.26
1% 1.15 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung HD503HI 500GB-$41
110GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1AJ10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 74 71 92 96 99 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
49.1% Average
Read 87.3
Write 105
Mixed 50.5
SusWrite 83.7
60% 81.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
113% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 49.1%
Great: 58%
Samsung HM500JI 500GB-$100
366GB free
Firmware: 2AC101C4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 64 65 57 70 71 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
38.6% Below average
Read 69.5
Write 31.3
Mixed 46.2
SusWrite 64.8
39% 53 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.5
99% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 38.6%
Great: 47%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x2GB
2 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
12% Very poor
MC Read 3.7
MC Write 2.7
MC Mixed 3.6
10% 3.33 GB/s
SC Read 3.4
SC Write 2.7
SC Mixed 4.1
10% 3.4 GB/s
Latency 104
38% 104 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 12%
Great: 44%

 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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