Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 74.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	15.3% 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	26.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.

System	Dell OptiPlex 990
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 990 (all builds)
Memory	9 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130924
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 04 '18 at 22:58
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2400-$250 166,255 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	74.4% Very good	Memory 91.5 1-Core 87.9 2-Core 172 70% 117 Pts	4-Core 333 8-Core 332 44% 333 Pts	64-Core 332 21% 332 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030 185,384 User benchmarks, average bench 14% MSI(1462 8C98) 2GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 390.65 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	15.3% Very poor	Lighting 19 Reflection 15.2 Parallax 18.2 16% 17.4 fps	MRender 15.8 Gravity 18.6 Splatting 19.4 15% 17.9 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 15.3% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDSA2BT040G3 40GB 86 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 13GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4PC10362 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 379 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 82 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 26 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 58 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 21343 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 1511137 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 0 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 1149295089 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 21343 (F2) Unknown 100 100 19546	26.6% Poor	Read 168 Write 48.1 Mixed 63.9 20% 93.4 MB/s	4K Read 16.5 4K Write 28.2 4K Mixed 10.3 53% 18.4 MB/s	DQ Read 19.1 DQ Write 35.3 DQ Mixed 11.1 13% 21.9 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 26.6% Great: 36%
WD WD5000AVDS-63U7B1 500GB 24,608 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 465GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 190 187 3475 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 78 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 125 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 253 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 60 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 51 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 26 (C2) HDA temperature 109 99 34 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	48% Average	Read 82.7 Write 84.5 Mixed 23.4 46% 63.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 0.94 4K Mixed 0.17 60% 0.56 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT325U6BFR8C-H9 HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 Kingston 9905402-440.A00LF 0443 RMR5040ED58E9W1600 12GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	51.1% Above average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 18.9 MC Mixed 16 50% 17.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 15.5 44% 15.5 GB/s	Latency 64.9 62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 51%

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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%

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Workstation 6%

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 990

CPU
Core i7-2600Intel $197Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,648x
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	1,264x
Core i5-2500IntelBench 63%, 82,538 samples	690x

GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	766x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	324x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	303x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	176x
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 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 7,511 samples	60x
HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 4x4GBHynixBench 48%, 2,925 samples	60x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $225

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16