Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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.
ProcessorWith 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 63%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics106% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell OptiPlex 990
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 990  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180211
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 03 '22 at 07:29
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2400-$250
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
63% Good
Memory 82.3
1-Core 84.1
2-Core 153
64% 106 Pts
4-Core 245
8-Core 306
35% 276 Pts
64-Core 299
18% 299 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 63%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 6600-XT-$334
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 30.0.15021.11005
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
106% Outstanding
Lighting 117
Reflection 135
Parallax 230
95% 160 fps
MRender 213
Gravity 124
Splatting 149
130% 162 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 106%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Team T253X5240G 240GB
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 90 77 76 78 78 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
66% Good
Read 374
Write 331
Mixed 315
SusWrite 86.4
62% 277 MB/s
4K Read 26.9
4K Write 64.3
4K Mixed 27.3
110% 39.5 MB/s
DQ Read 255
DQ Write 302
DQ Mixed 194
170% 251 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 66%
Great: 92%
WD WD25 00JS-58NCB1 250GB
156GB free
Firmware: 10.02E04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 57 59 58 57 57 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
30% Below average
Read 46.9
Write 54.9
Mixed 41.5
SusWrite 57.4
37% 50.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 1
168% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 30%
Great: 35%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16JTF51264AZ-1G4M1 Hynix HMT451U6BFR8C-PB 16JTF51264AZ-1G4M1 Hynix HMT451U6BFR8C-PB 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
48.2% Average
MC Read 16.6
MC Write 18.2
MC Mixed 15.3
48% 16.7 GB/s
SC Read 12.5
SC Write 14.9
SC Mixed 14.5
40% 14 GB/s
Latency 76.3
52% 76.3 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 48.2%
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 3,997 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: 69% - Good Total price: $199
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