Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 72.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics1.24% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive79.3% 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)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110226
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 14 '18 at 11:11
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User QAT-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st 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 way above expectations (93rd percentile)
72.5% Very good
Memory 84.5
1-Core 97.2
2-Core 191
72% 124 Pts
4-Core 330
8-Core 460
50% 395 Pts
64-Core 462
29% 462 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 72.5%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)
Dell(1028 047E) 2GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
1.24% Terrible
Lighting 1.33
Reflection 1.65
Parallax 1.22
1% 1.4 fps
MRender 2.05
Gravity 0.97
Splatting 2.43
2% 1.82 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.24%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 120GB-$80
89GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM00.r
SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 334 343 345 345 346 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
79.3% Very good
Read 448
Write 345
Mixed 267
SusWrite 341
78% 350 MB/s
4K Read 20
4K Write 39.8
4K Mixed 24.1
82% 28 MB/s
DQ Read 360
DQ Write 322
DQ Mixed 65.9
125% 249 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 79.3%
Great: 104%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64
844GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 140 139 141 142 142 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
82% Excellent
Read 145
Write 137
Mixed 70.5
SusWrite 140
90% 123 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.9
188% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 82%
Great: 85%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 16GB
11GB free, PID 5567
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.4 6.7 7.2 8.9 9.4 8.9 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
15% Very poor
Read 32.2
Write 1
Mixed 14.3
SusWrite 7.4
14% 13.7 MB/s
4K Read 7.1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 3
207% 4.13 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 15%
Great: 17%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8GX KHX1600C10D3/8G 16GB
1333, 1333 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
26.2% Poor
MC Read 8.6
MC Write 8
MC Mixed 7.7
23% 8.1 GB/s
SC Read 8
SC Write 8.3
SC Mixed 8
23% 8.1 GB/s
Latency 72.7
55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 26.2%
Great: 62%

 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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