Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 71.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.32% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive60.3% 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.
SystemDell OptiPlex 990
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 990  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110910
Uptime11.5 Days
Run DateAug 10 '18 at 12:33
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User LVA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600-$194
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
71.1% Very good
Memory 88.8
1-Core 93.9
2-Core 178
71% 120 Pts
4-Core 289
8-Core 468
46% 378 Pts
64-Core 465
29% 465 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 71.1%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 5670
Sapphire(174B E151) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1055.0
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
6.32% Terrible
Lighting 7.73
Reflection 8.77
Parallax 6.09
6% 7.53 fps
MRender 8.29
Gravity 5.17
Splatting 9.3
6% 7.59 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 6.32%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 120GB
21GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O1204A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 198 202 203 202 204 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
60.3% Good
Read 465
Write 176
Mixed 172
SusWrite 199
56% 253 MB/s
4K Read 21
4K Write 47.5
4K Mixed 12.2
73% 26.9 MB/s
DQ Read 180
DQ Write 200
DQ Mixed 77
89% 152 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 60.3%
Great: 83%
WD Blue 2.5" 750GB (2010)-$55
251GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 94 94 96 95 95 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
52.8% Above average
Read 89
Write 87.8
Mixed 50.3
SusWrite 94.9
59% 80.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
113% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 52.8%
Great: 54%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
399GB free
Firmware: 19.01H19
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 114 117 118 119 116 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
66.2% Good
Read 114
Write 112
Mixed 71.5
SusWrite 117
76% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 66.2%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 Samsung M378B5173QH0-CK0 04CB HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
48.3% Average
MC Read 16.6
MC Write 17
MC Mixed 15.2
46% 16.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.7
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 15.3
43% 15.2 GB/s
Latency 68.7
58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 48.3%
Great: 48%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 990 Builds (Compare 3,962 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: 67% - Good Total price: $222
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