Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results


Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 75.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	1.04% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	84.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	4GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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System	Dell OptiPlex 990
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 990 (all builds)
Memory	2.6 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20111124
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 17 '16 at 15:42
Run Duration	269 Seconds
Run User	QAT-User
Background CPU	31%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2400-$250 166,255 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	75.1% Very good	Memory 91.4 1-Core 84.7 2-Core 175 70% 117 Pts	4-Core 342 8-Core 341 46% 341 Pts	64-Core 343 21% 343 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz) 150,891 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Dell(1028 047E) 1.8GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4229 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.04% Terrible	Lighting 1.1 Reflection 1.42 Parallax 0.97 1% 1.16 fps	MRender 1.86 Gravity 0.8 Splatting 2 1% 1.55 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.04% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7PD256HCGM-000H7 256GB 5,922 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 123GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06H6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 13 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 129 (AA) Unknown 100 100 4576 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 99 99 2 (AE) Unknown 99 99 56 (B7) Unknown 99 99 11 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 57 31 (C4) Reallocation count 253 253 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0	84.1% Excellent	Read 514 Write 454 Mixed 487 108% 485 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 53.1 4K Mixed 20.5 96% 33.7 MB/s	DQ Read 29.8 DQ Write 291 DQ Mixed 19.9 57% 113 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32 107,978 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 334GB free Firmware: JC49 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 136967609 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 7045 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 82 60 194210105 (09) Power-on hours count 85 85 13899 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 94 94 7041 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 64 54 623050788 (C2) HDA temperature 36 46 38654705700 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 42 24 136967609 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 128402342314114 (F1) Unknown 100 253 2991815244 (F2) Unknown 100 253 846278704	62.1% Good	Read 109 Write 107 Mixed 97.3 78% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.73 4K Write 1.97 4K Mixed 0.51 124% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 70%
Imation ImationFlashDriv 16GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 10GB free, PID 067d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	5.64% Terrible	Read 20.1 Write 6.62 Mixed 6.18 11% 11 MB/s	4K Read 5.33 4K Write 0.006 4K Mixed 0.01 20% 1.78 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 5.64% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KTW149-ELF 4x1GB 86 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 4 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	50.7% Above average	MC Read 17.5 MC Write 18.8 MC Mixed 15.8 50% 17.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 14.9 42% 14.7 GB/s	Latency 65.1 62% 65.1 ns
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 51%

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

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Gaming 6%

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Desktop 60%

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Workstation 6%

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 990

CPU
Core i7-2600Intel $192Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,655x
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	1,267x
Core i5-2500IntelBench 63%, 82,538 samples	692x

GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	766x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	324x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	306x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	177x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	74x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	71x

RAM
M378B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 48%, 11,003 samples	67x
HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 7,511 samples	60x
HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 4x4GBHynixBench 48%, 2,925 samples	60x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $220

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16