Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 64.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	15.5% 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	75.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell OptiPlex 990
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 990 (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150826
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Mar 01 '18 at 15:38
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2500 82,538 User benchmarks, average bench 63% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	64.3% Good	Memory 87.4 1-Core 84.6 2-Core 156 66% 109 Pts	4-Core 240 8-Core 245 32% 242 Pts	64-Core 239 15% 239 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030 185,384 User benchmarks, average bench 14% Gigabyte(1458 375C) 2GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.31 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	15.5% Very poor	Lighting 19.3 Reflection 14.9 Parallax 18.1 16% 17.4 fps	MRender 16.3 Gravity 18.7 Splatting 20 15% 18.3 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 15.5% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HFS120G32TND-N1A2A 120GB 1,141 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 56GB free (System drive) Firmware: 30000P10 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 166 166 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 253 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 93 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 13 (64) Unknown 100 100 145785 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1 (A9) Unknown 100 100 6 (AB) Unknown 253 253 0 (AC) Unknown 253 253 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 8 (AF) Unknown 253 253 0 (B0) Unknown 253 253 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 1 (B2) Unknown 100 100 14 (B3) Unknown 100 100 84 (B4) Unknown 100 100 4444 (B8) Unknown 253 253 0 (BB) vendor-specific 253 253 0 (BC) Unknown 253 253 0 (C2) HDA temperature 29 0 64426737693 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 253 253 0 (C4) Reallocation count 253 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 253 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 253 253 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 100 85 60 (D4) Unknown 253 253 0 (EA) Unknown 100 100 128 (F1) Unknown 100 100 177 (F2) Unknown 100 100 189 (FA) Read error retry rate 100 100 66685	75.8% Very good	Read 508 Write 287 Mixed 323 82% 373 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 48.2 4K Mixed 20.7 94% 32.3 MB/s	DQ Read 259 DQ Write 178 DQ Mixed 16.2 67% 151 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 99%
Hitachi HDS7250SASUN500G 0703K3SPRH 500GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 284GB free Firmware: K2AOAJ0A Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 160 160 200 (03) Spinup time 121 121 51579060773 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 76 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 128 128 35 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 43370 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 75 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 973 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 973 (C2) HDA temperature 125 125 223339020332 (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 200 253 0	30.8% Below average	Read 54.6 Write 52.5 Mixed 55.3 41% 54.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.74 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.39 102% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 30.8% Great: 31%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KVT8FP-HYC 4x4GB 345 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43.5% Average	MC Read 14.7 MC Write 14.8 MC Mixed 14.1 42% 14.5 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 13.7 SC Mixed 14.3 39% 13.6 GB/s	Latency 70.1 57% 70.1 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 94%

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Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 60%

Destroyer

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 990

CPU
Core i7-2600Intel $197Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,647x
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) $35	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