Dell OptiPlex 790

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 73.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics43.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (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)
Memory10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20111124
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateMar 29 '20 at 18:38
Run Duration163 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU8%
Watch Gameplay: 1650 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600-$189
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
73.3% Very good
Memory 91.4
1-Core 93.6
2-Core 176
72% 120 Pts
4-Core 299
8-Core 445
46% 372 Pts
64-Core 459
28% 459 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 73.3%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 442.19
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
43.4% Average
Lighting 55.9
Reflection 51.5
Parallax 46.8
46% 51.4 fps
MRender 44.7
Gravity 49.9
Splatting 48.4
39% 47.7 fps
Poor: 39%
This bench: 43.4%
Great: 46%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
MB2000EAMZF 2TB
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPG1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 66 64 70 65 58 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
54.1% Above average
Read 122
Write 106
Mixed 59.7
SusWrite 65.7
65% 88.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 1
180% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 54.1%
Great: 75%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159
300GB free
Firmware: GM4OA5CA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 85 86 83 86 86 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
47.4% Average
Read 79.7
Write 87
Mixed 43.8
SusWrite 85.3
54% 73.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 47.4%
Great: 51%
Seagate Expansion+ 500GB
269GB free
Firmware: A200
SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 11 12 11 12 12 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
10.6% Very poor
Read 25
Write 24.8
Mixed 23.2
SusWrite 11.6
16% 21.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.5
85% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 10.6%
Great: 60%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 4TB
3.5TB free
Firmware: D781
SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 12 12 12 12 12 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
11.1% Very poor
Read 26.2
Write 23
Mixed 21.5
SusWrite 11.8
15% 20.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
146% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 11.1%
Great: 98%
Seagate External Drive 160GB
40GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 11 11 11 11 11 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
9.47% Terrible
Read 26.3
Write 12
Mixed 19.2
SusWrite 11.1
21% 17.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.7
60% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 9.47%
Great: 16%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16JTF51264AZ-1G6M1 06C1 SLA302G08-GGNHC 16JTF51264AZ-1G6M1 16JTF51264AZ-1G6M1 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
47.9% Average
MC Read 16.5
MC Write 16.6
MC Mixed 14.8
46% 16 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 16.2
SC Mixed 15.8
44% 15.4 GB/s
Latency 65.2
61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 47.9%
Great: 49%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 790 Builds (Compare 5,399 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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