Dell OptiPlex 790

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 65.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics5.92% 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.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemDell OptiPlex 790
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 790  (all builds)
Memory7.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1400 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20111124
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateMay 17 '18 at 08:09
Run Duration91 Seconds
Run User NZL-User
Background CPU 30%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th 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
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
65.1% Good
Memory 89.2
1-Core 79.4
2-Core 130
62% 99.6 Pts
4-Core 229
8-Core 299
34% 264 Pts
64-Core 300
19% 300 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 65.1%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 7570
Dell(1028 2B20) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
5.92% Terrible
Lighting 7.5
Reflection 6.92
Parallax 5.72
6% 6.71 fps
MRender 8.1
Gravity 5.23
Splatting 7.04
6% 6.79 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 5.92%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 250GB (2010)-$43
33GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 19.01H19 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
55.1% Above average
Read 86.5
Write 106
Mixed 18
51% 70.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.55
4K Write 1.17
4K Mixed 0.26
73% 0.66 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 55.1%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown SRT2G88U1-H9H 8783 SRT4G86U1-H9M 8783 SRT2G88U1-H9H 8783 SRT4G86U1-H9M 12GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
48.9% Average
MC Read 16.2
MC Write 18.2
MC Mixed 15.9
48% 16.8 GB/s
SC Read 12.8
SC Write 14.6
SC Mixed 14.7
40% 14 GB/s
Latency 68.2
59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 48.9%
Great: 51%

 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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