Dell Precision WorkStation 690

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 36%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 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 37.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics5.42% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.
Very high background CPU (93%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Precision WorkStation 690  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0MY171
Memory1.3 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20070820
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 12 '21 at 22:26
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 93%

 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon 5130
Microprocessor, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
37.6% Below average
Memory 69.5
1-Core 22.5
2-Core 31.7
32% 41.2 Pts
4-Core 35.5
8-Core 42
5% 38.8 Pts
64-Core 38.6
2% 38.6 Pts
Poor: 21%
This bench: 37.6%
Great: 38%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6670
XFX(1682 3180) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
5.42% Terrible
Lighting 7.1
Reflection 6.5
Parallax 6.9
6% 6.83 fps
MRender 5.1
Gravity 6.5
Splatting 5.6
5% 5.73 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 5.42%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST3160318AS 160GB-$43
133GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 24 18 29 49 42 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
30.7% Below average
Read 74.1
Write 74.1
Mixed 39.9
SusWrite 32.7
41% 55.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
109% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 30.7%
Great: 58%
WD WD20EURS-63S48Y0 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 99 94 104 107 109 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
48.8% Average
Read 68.4
Write 76.5
Mixed 27.8
SusWrite 102
50% 68.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.4
85% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 48.8%
Great: 77%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x1GB
4 of 8 slots used
4GB FB-DIMM DDR2 FB-DIMM
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
12.8% Very poor
MC Read 3
MC Write 4.6
MC Mixed 3.6
11% 3.73 GB/s
SC Read 2.6
SC Write 3.6
SC Mixed 3
9% 3.07 GB/s
Latency 103
39% 103 ns
Poor: 11%
This bench: 12.8%
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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