Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 74.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics17% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB 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 (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell OptiPlex 990
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 990  (all builds)
Memory6.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit farger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120717
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 07 '16 at 08:56
Run Duration91 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU 23%

 PC Performing way above expectations (91st 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, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
74.6% Very good
Memory 91.7
1-Core 88.6
2-Core 166
69% 115 Pts
4-Core 334
8-Core 336
45% 335 Pts
64-Core 339
21% 339 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 74.6%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 560 Ti-$188
Gainward(10B0 0801) 2GB
CLim: 822 MHz, MLim: 1002 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 375.95
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
17% Very poor
Lighting 19.8
Reflection 23.4
Parallax 17.9
16% 20.4 fps
MRender 27.1
Gravity 20.4
Splatting 21.6
19% 23 fps
Poor: 15%
This bench: 17%
Great: 18%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$30
429GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0001SDM1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
56.2% Above average
Read 100
Write 95.9
Mixed 94.2
73% 96.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.71
4K Mixed 0.12
43% 0.41 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 56.2%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8JTF25664AZ-1G4D1 Hynix HMT325U6CFR8C-H9 8JTF25664AZ-1G4D1 Hynix HMT325U6CFR8C-H9 8GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
52.1% Above average
MC Read 17.9
MC Write 19.2
MC Mixed 16.4
51% 17.8 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 15.5
SC Mixed 16
44% 15.3 GB/s
Latency 64.6
62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 52.1%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 990 Builds (Compare 3,962 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 67% - Good Total price: $223
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