Dell OptiPlex 790

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 74.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics2.1% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
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)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20111230
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateMar 15 '19 at 19:39
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600-$88
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
74.4% Very good
Memory 92.7
1-Core 99.3
2-Core 194
75% 129 Pts
4-Core 304
8-Core 472
48% 388 Pts
64-Core 467
29% 467 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 74.4%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9500 GT
EVGA(3842 C959) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.1
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
2.1% Terrible
Lighting 2.4
Reflection 4.31
Parallax 0.81
2% 2.51 fps
MRender 3.9
Gravity 1.73
Splatting 3.09
2% 2.91 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 2.1%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HUA721010KLA330 1TB
656GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GKAOA94A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 63 72 74 71 74 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
39.4% Below average
Read 70
Write 11.8
Mixed 25.2
SusWrite 67.2
32% 43.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.6
109% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 39.4%
Great: 47%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$32
410GB free
Firmware: MS2OA8J0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 147 168 171 171 171 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
96.6% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 177
Mixed 37.9
SusWrite 158
100% 138 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
153% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 96.6%
Great: 107%
Asmt ASM1156-PM 640GB
596GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 28 29 29 28 29 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
14.3% Very poor
Read 21.4
Write 20
Mixed 10.5
SusWrite 28.3
15% 20 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.2
46% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 14.3%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
50.1% Above average
MC Read 17.3
MC Write 17.1
MC Mixed 15.3
47% 16.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 18.2
SC Mixed 17.1
48% 16.7 GB/s
Latency 62.6
64% 62.6 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 50.1%
Great: 53%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 790 Builds (Compare 5,409 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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