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Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 75.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics48.3% 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 Drive66% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.
Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell OptiPlex 990
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 990  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110725
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 16 '22 at 03:48
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 34%
Watch Gameplay: 480 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E31230
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
75.4% Very good
Memory 90.5
1-Core 91.6
2-Core 180
71% 121 Pts
4-Core 332
8-Core 437
49% 385 Pts
64-Core 436
27% 436 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 75%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1291 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 22.5.2
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
48.3% Average
Lighting 60.7
Reflection 60.6
Parallax 82.3
50% 67.9 fps
MRender 59.8
Gravity 69.1
Splatting 44.7
46% 57.9 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 48.3%
Great: 53%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
JAJS600M128C 128GB
55GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0510A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 366 357 152 9.4 59 41 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
66% Good
Read 455
Write 395
Mixed 373
SusWrite 164
78% 347 MB/s
4K Read 23.8
4K Write 69.2
4K Mixed 17.1
95% 36.7 MB/s
DQ Read 113
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 29.3
79% 160 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 66%
Great: 96%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
51.4% Above average
MC Read 18.1
MC Write 17.9
MC Mixed 16.2
50% 17.4 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 16
46% 16 GB/s
Latency 66.5
60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 51.4%
Great: 72%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 990 Builds (Compare 4,083 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

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