Dell OptiPlex 790

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics1.03% 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.
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.
SystemDell OptiPlex 790
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 790  (all builds)
Memory5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120402
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 04 '19 at 14:57
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2400-$250
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
74.6% Very good
Memory 90.8
1-Core 87.3
2-Core 174
70% 117 Pts
4-Core 340
8-Core 337
45% 338 Pts
64-Core 337
21% 337 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 74.6%
Great: 70%
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)
1.03% Terrible
Lighting 1.1
Reflection 1.46
Parallax 0.97
1% 1.18 fps
MRender 1.71
Gravity 0.8
Splatting 2
1% 1.5 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.03%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$65
266GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 58.01D02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 62 52 55 53 43 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
35.9% Below average
Read 70.5
Write 70.4
Mixed 49.4
SusWrite 54
45% 61.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
131% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 35.9%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston ACR256X64D3U1333C9 ACR256X64D3U1333C9 Samsung M378B5273DH0-CH9 8GB
1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
2048, 2048, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
46.8% Average
MC Read 16.8
MC Write 16.7
MC Mixed 13.7
45% 15.7 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 15.5
SC Mixed 13.4
41% 14.3 GB/s
Latency 66
61% 66 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 46.8%
Great: 47%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $278
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