Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 58.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	19.4% 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 Drive	57% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (74%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Dell OptiPlex 990
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 990 (all builds)
Memory	7.7 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170505
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Apr 05 '21 at 22:23
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	74%

PC Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2500 82,538 User benchmarks, average bench 63% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	Memory 81.2 1-Core 82.8 2-Core 149 63% 104 Pts	4-Core 199 8-Core 262 29% 230 Pts	64-Core 291 18% 291 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% EVGA(3842 3069) 2GB CLim: 1280 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	19.4% Very poor	Lighting 22.7 Reflection 26.6 Parallax 29.3 18% 26.2 fps	MRender 28 Gravity 29.1 Splatting 22.3 21% 26.5 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 19.4% Great: 21%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S3512G 512GB 19,948 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 34GB free (System drive) Firmware: X6107000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 149 130 151 133 131 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	57% Above average	Read 393 Write 367 Mixed 204 SusWrite 154 62% 279 MB/s	4K Read 15.9 4K Write 33.2 4K Mixed 18.9 66% 22.7 MB/s	DQ Read 360 DQ Write 158 DQ Mixed 246 186% 254 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 119%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMX4GX3M2A1600C9 Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 029E CMX4GX3M2A1600C9 Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 12GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	48.9% Average	MC Read 17.1 MC Write 18.4 MC Mixed 15.6 49% 17 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 14.7 SC Mixed 14.7 40% 14 GB/s	Latency 78.3 51% 78.3 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 49%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 6%

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Desktop 60%

Destroyer

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 990

CPU
Core i7-2600Intel $85Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,667x
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	1,272x
Core i5-2500IntelBench 63%, 82,538 samples	696x

GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	766x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	326x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	308x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	179x
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 4x4GBHynixBench 48%, 2,925 samples	61x
HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 7,511 samples	60x

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