Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	1.26% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	80.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Dell OptiPlex 990
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 990 (all builds)
Memory	5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180211
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	May 07 '18 at 10:51
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600-$188 185,630 User benchmarks, average bench 67% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Memory 92.4 1-Core 97.4 2-Core 189 74% 126 Pts	4-Core 358 8-Core 470 53% 414 Pts	64-Core 468 29% 468 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz) 150,891 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Dell(1028 047E) 2GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.26% Terrible	Lighting 1.33 Reflection 1.81 Parallax 1.22 1% 1.45 fps	MRender 2.24 Gravity 0.97 Splatting 2.48 2% 1.89 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.26% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 21641 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 2114 (B1) Unknown 88 88 422 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 62 53 38 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 12 (EB) Unknown 99 99 185 (F1) Unknown 99 99 45270506051	80.3% Excellent	Read 513 Write 427 Mixed 474 105% 472 MB/s	4K Read 21.6 4K Write 49.3 4K Mixed 20.9 86% 30.6 MB/s	DQ Read 190 DQ Write 159 DQ Mixed 77.9 85% 142 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 110%
Micron_P400e-MTFDDAK400MAR 215GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 15GB free Firmware: 0152 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 15643 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1026 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 135 (AD) Unknown 98 98 81 (AE) Unknown 100 100 114 (B5) Unknown 100 100 25769934852 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 151 (C2) HDA temperature 37 53 227634577445 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 180 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 12980 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 98 98 2 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F2) Unknown 100 100 70935	47.7% Average	Read 264 Write 241 Mixed 255 57% 253 MB/s	4K Read 14.4 4K Write 30.7 4K Mixed 10.6 52% 18.6 MB/s	DQ Read 171 DQ Write 149 DQ Mixed 8.2 48% 109 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 54%
Hitachi HTS723232L9A360 320GB 1,522 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 181GB free Firmware: 0108 Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	17.5% Very poor	Read 33.1 Write 27.9 Mixed 29.7 23% 30.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.37 4K Write 0.89 4K Mixed 0.27 62% 0.51 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 17.5% Great: 45%
Seagate ST932042 1AS 320GB 49 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 97GB free Firmware: 0108 Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	17.3% Very poor	Read 33 Write 27 Mixed 29.2 22% 29.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.35 4K Write 0.87 4K Mixed 0.36 71% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 17.3% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown NT2GC64B88B0NF-CG 830B NT2GC64B88G0NF-CG 830B NT2GC64B88B0NF-CG 830B NT2GC64B88G0NF-CG 8GB 45 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	49.7% Average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 17.4 MC Mixed 15.2 47% 16.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 17.5 SC Mixed 16.8 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 63.4 63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 52%

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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 $188Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,652x
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	1,265x
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	304x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	176x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16