Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics11.6% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive87.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemDell OptiPlex 990
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 990  (all builds)
Memory6.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20180702
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 30 '20 at 18:52
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User ARE-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2500
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
76.3% Very good
Memory 92
1-Core 96.7
2-Core 188
74% 126 Pts
4-Core 351
8-Core 359
47% 355 Pts
64-Core 357
22% 357 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 76.3%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6700
Sapphire(174B E144) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
11.6% Very poor
Lighting 15.3
Reflection 11.1
Parallax 13
12% 13.1 fps
MRender 11.4
Gravity 11.4
Splatting 12.5
10% 11.8 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 11.6%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120
178GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 00.r
SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 448 464 255 257 280 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
87.7% Excellent
Read 486
Write 413
Mixed 299
SusWrite 362
87% 390 MB/s
4K Read 25.3
4K Write 53.7
4K Mixed 27.5
102% 35.5 MB/s
DQ Read 363
DQ Write 307
DQ Mixed 68.4
124% 246 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 87.7%
Great: 111%
WD WD1500ADFD-00NLR1 150GB
62GB free
Firmware: 7QR5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 81 83 82 83 82 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
40.8% Average
Read 59.8
Write 73.1
Mixed 41.3
SusWrite 81.8
47% 64 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
184% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 40.8%
Great: 47%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99P5474-014.A00LF 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
50.9% Above average
MC Read 17.9
MC Write 18.1
MC Mixed 15.6
49% 17.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.4
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 15.5
45% 15.7 GB/s
Latency 64.2
62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 50.9%
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 3,966 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: 68% - Good Total price: $218
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