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Dell OptiPlex 790

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Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 27%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 25.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics0.96% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive36.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough 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.
SystemDell OptiPlex 790
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 790  (all builds)
Memory2.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120402
Uptime25.2 Days
Run DateDec 10 '18 at 10:55
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing below expectations (26th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-2120-$170
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
25.7% Poor
Memory 30.4
1-Core 47.2
2-Core 81.5
30% 53 Pts
4-Core 117
8-Core 148
17% 133 Pts
64-Core 158
10% 158 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑
This bench: 25.7%
 Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)
Dell(1028 04AD) 2GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
0.96% Terrible
Lighting 1.03
Reflection 0.88
Parallax 0.94
1% 0.95 fps
MRender 1.43
Gravity 0.77
Splatting 2
1% 1.4 fps
Poor: 1% ↑
This bench: 0.96%
 Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Transcend SSD220 240GB-$35
121GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P0624AA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 86 50 49 48 49 MB/s
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
36.5% Below average
Read 250
Write 239
Mixed 222
SusWrite 81.5
44% 198 MB/s
4K Read 14.1
4K Write 29.4
4K Mixed 18.7
61% 20.7 MB/s
DQ Read 31.2
DQ Write 79.1
DQ Mixed 43.8
37% 51.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑
This bench: 36.5%
 Great: 93%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 250GB-$23
74GB free
Firmware: KC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 101 92 100 104 105 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
58.7% Above average
Read 105
Write 93.8
Mixed 42.3
SusWrite 99.6
62% 85.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.8
134% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑
This bench: 58.7%
 Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Elpida EBJ21UE8BDF0-DJ-F Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 EBJ21UE8BDF0-DJ-F 8GB
1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
2048, 4096, 2048 MB
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
23.8% Poor
MC Read 9.1
MC Write 9.5
MC Mixed 7.7
25% 8.77 GB/s
SC Read 5.4
SC Write 6
SC Mixed 6.8
17% 6.07 GB/s
Latency 252
16% 252 ns
Poor: 24% ↑
This bench: 23.8%
 Great: 48%
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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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Typical OptiPlex 790 Builds (Compare 5,351 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 790

CPU
Core i5-2400Intel  $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples2,204x
Core i7-2600Intel  $187Bench 67%, 185,630 samples1,325x
Core i5-2500IntelBench 63%, 82,538 samples567x
GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples1,229x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples449x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples394x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples203x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples85x
A400 120GBKingston  $30Bench 61%, 166,392 samples61x
RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples79x
HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 7,511 samples59x
M378B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 48%, 11,003 samples50x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $278
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Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $176Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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