Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	2.1% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	44.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB 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 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	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110910
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '18 at 12:00
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (47^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-$189 185,630 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 (97^th percentile)	75.1% Very good	Memory 90.3 1-Core 96.2 2-Core 186 73% 124 Pts	4-Core 324 8-Core 469 50% 397 Pts	64-Core 469 29% 469 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9500 GT 27,834 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Device(0000 0000) 512MB Ram: 512MB, Driver: 341.74 Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	2.1% Terrible	Lighting 2.43 Reflection 4.38 Parallax 0.84 2% 2.55 fps	MRender 3.76 Gravity 1.77 Splatting 3.04 2% 2.86 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 2.1% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 120GB-$63 12,393 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 81 61 92 93 92 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	44.8% Average	Read 266 Write 280 Mixed 132 SusWrite 93 43% 193 MB/s	4K Read 18.6 4K Write 38.1 4K Mixed 20.7 75% 25.8 MB/s	DQ Read 161 DQ Write 82.6 DQ Mixed 88.9 75% 111 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 91%
TOSHIBA USB FLASH DRIVE 16GB 970 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 11GB free, PID 1408, Toshiba 16gb Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.3 5.8 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.6 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	6.94% Terrible	Read 29.5 Write 5.2 Mixed 10 SusWrite 5.7 13% 12.6 MB/s	4K Read 6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.1 26% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 6.94% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-PB Micron 8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 HMT351U6CFR8C-PB Micron 16JTF51264AZ-1G6M1 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	48.4% Average	MC Read 16.6 MC Write 17.1 MC Mixed 14.9 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 16.5 SC Mixed 16.3 44% 15.5 GB/s	Latency 66.7 60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 48%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical OptiPlex 990 Builds (Compare 3,966 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 6%

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Desktop 60%

Destroyer

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 990

CPU
Core i7-2600Intel $189Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,652x
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 $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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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $217

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16