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Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 72.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics30.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell OptiPlex 990
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 990  (all builds)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20111124
Uptime6.8 Days
Run DateMar 26 '19 at 17:52
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 17%
Watch Gameplay: 1050-Ti + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600-$173
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
72.2% Very good
Memory 88.5
1-Core 83.4
2-Core 181
69% 118 Pts
4-Core 304
8-Core 439
46% 371 Pts
64-Core 444
28% 444 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 72.2%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 397.93
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
30.3% Below average
Lighting 37.8
Reflection 29.6
Parallax 36.2
31% 34.5 fps
MRender 37.1
Gravity 36.6
Splatting 34.5
29% 36.1 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 30.3%
Great: 33%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$68
844GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 19.01H19
SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 75 84 108 112 117 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
55.1% Above average
Read 102
Write 29.4
Mixed 49.8
SusWrite 90.1
50% 67.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.9
148% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 55.1%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBXL Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 04CD F3-12800CL9-4GBXL Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
44.9% Average
MC Read 15
MC Write 15.3
MC Mixed 14.1
42% 14.8 GB/s
SC Read 13.7
SC Write 16.2
SC Mixed 15.4
43% 15.1 GB/s
Latency 69.1
58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 44.9%
Great: 51%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 990 Builds (Compare 4,082 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 990

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