Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 72.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.73% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	41.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Dell OptiPlex 990
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 990 (all builds)
Memory	4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180702
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 02 '20 at 06:08
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600-$192 185,630 User benchmarks, average bench 67% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	72.8% Very good	Memory 92.3 1-Core 95.6 2-Core 182 73% 123 Pts	4-Core 289 8-Core 444 45% 367 Pts	64-Core 460 28% 460 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Zotac(19DA 6326) 1GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	3.73% Terrible	Lighting 4.4 Reflection 4.35 Parallax 4.19 4% 4.31 fps	MRender 4.1 Gravity 3.9 Splatting 6.13 4% 4.71 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.73% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$30 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 58GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 13 87 99 13 8.6 MB/s Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	41.8% Average	Read 160 Write 86.5 Mixed 154 SusWrite 52.5 25% 113 MB/s	4K Read 19.9 4K Write 50.7 4K Mixed 21.5 85% 30.7 MB/s	DQ Read 153 DQ Write 134 DQ Mixed 91.4 83% 126 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 85%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 85GB free Firmware: S1Z40102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 410 397 390 413 414 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Read 474 Write 425 Mixed 394 SusWrite 405 96% 424 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 49.5 4K Mixed 22.3 92% 32.2 MB/s	DQ Read 214 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 40.7 92% 186 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 100%
TO Exter nal USB 3.0 2TB 80 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 141GB free, PID a001 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 221 221 220 222 221 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	172% Outstanding	Read 331 Write 307 Mixed 248 SusWrite 223 368% 277 MB/s	4K Read 17.8 4K Write 23.1 4K Mixed 19.2 1,505% 20 MB/s	DQ Read 21.6 DQ Write 36.2 DQ Mixed 26.1 2,199% 28 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 172% Great: 172%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 7,241 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 284GB free, PID 3312 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 121 122 121 122 122 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	48.6% Average	Read 119 Write 97.2 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 120 136% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 88% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GB 11,003 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	50.1% Above average	MC Read 17.5 MC Write 17.5 MC Mixed 15.7 48% 16.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 16.8 SC Mixed 15.5 44% 15.3 GB/s	Latency 63.5 63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 54%

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Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 60%

Destroyer

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 990

CPU
Core i7-2600Intel $192Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,651x
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	1,264x
Core i5-2500IntelBench 63%, 82,538 samples	690x

GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	766x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	324x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	303x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	176x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	74x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	71x

RAM
M378B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 48%, 11,003 samples	67x
HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 7,511 samples	60x
HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 4x4GBHynixBench 48%, 2,925 samples	60x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $220

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16