Dell OptiPlex 790

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 49.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics15.4% 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 Drive36.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory7GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 7GB 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.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell OptiPlex 790
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 790  (all builds)
Memory2.6 GB free of 7 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20111124
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateNov 19 '19 at 03:12
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User DOM-User
Background CPU 24%

 PC Performing as expected (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-2120-$170
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
49.1% Average
Memory 73
1-Core 65.8
2-Core 94.1
50% 77.6 Pts
4-Core 148
8-Core 152
20% 150 Pts
64-Core 163
10% 163 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 49.1%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 560 Ti-$188
Nvidia(10DE 0898) 1GB
CLim: 822 MHz, MLim: 1002 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
15.4% Very poor
Lighting 17.6
Reflection 21.7
Parallax 16.8
14% 18.7 fps
MRender 25.7
Gravity 18.6
Splatting 20.4
18% 21.6 fps
Poor: 15%
This bench: 15.4%
Great: 18%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 64GB
20GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V3.7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 90 92 78 77 74 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
36.4% Below average
Read 363
Write 94.2
Mixed 119
SusWrite 79
36% 164 MB/s
4K Read 14.1
4K Write 33.7
4K Mixed 7
48% 18.3 MB/s
DQ Read 64
DQ Write 78.6
DQ Mixed 11.6
25% 51.4 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 36.4%
Great: 59%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
89GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 115 114 114 113 113 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
64.7% Good
Read 112
Write 110
Mixed 82.3
SusWrite 114
77% 104 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1
199% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 64.7%
Great: 76%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 8GB
3GB free, PID 1665
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.6 3.3 3.6 3 3.6 3.6 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
4.88% Terrible
Read 23.5
Write 3
Mixed 8.2
SusWrite 3.3
10% 9.5 MB/s
4K Read 3.2
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
12% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 4.88%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905474-001.A01LF 830B NT2GC64B88G0NF-CG 7GB
1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 1024, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
37.1% Below average
MC Read 12.8
MC Write 14.2
MC Mixed 12.3
37% 13.1 GB/s
SC Read 8.4
SC Write 9.1
SC Mixed 10.3
26% 9.27 GB/s
Latency 94.6
42% 94.6 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 790 Builds (Compare 5,338 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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