Dell OptiPlex 790

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 49.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive	51.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Dell OptiPlex 790
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 790 (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110725
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 12 '22 at 17:33
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-2120-$145 77,810 User benchmarks, average bench 51% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	49.1% Average	Memory 69.2 1-Core 59.4 2-Core 110 49% 79.7 Pts	4-Core 164 8-Core 200 24% 182 Pts	64-Core 207 13% 207 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 61%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 420GB free (System drive) Firmware: 415020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 209 208 210 205 208 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	51.6% Above average	Read 302 Write 243 Mixed 203 SusWrite 211 54% 240 MB/s	4K Read 15.6 4K Write 30.8 4K Mixed 18.9 64% 21.8 MB/s	DQ Read 235 DQ Write 66.5 DQ Mixed 170 120% 157 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 111%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 126GB 651 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 91GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 9.1 11 13 15 16 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	10.5% Very poor	Read 25.3 Write 1.7 Mixed 11.2 SusWrite 12.3 14% 12.6 MB/s	4K Read 3.4 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.4 64% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 10.5% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451U6AFR8C-PB HMT451U6BFR8A-PB HMT451U6AFR8C-PB HMT451U6BFR8A-PB 16GB 51 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43.1% Average	MC Read 15.7 MC Write 16.9 MC Mixed 15 45% 15.9 GB/s	SC Read 6.2 SC Write 12 SC Mixed 9.9 27% 9.37 GB/s	Latency 103 39% 103 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 60%

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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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Typical OptiPlex 790 Builds (Compare 5,371 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 57%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 790

CPU
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	2,213x
Core i7-2600Intel $177Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,328x
Core i5-2500IntelBench 63%, 82,538 samples	571x

GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	1,229x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	450x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	395x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	206x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	85x
A400 120GBKingston $28Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	61x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	79x
HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 7,511 samples	59x
M378B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 48%, 11,003 samples	50x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $278

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16