Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 73.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	1.01% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	Dell OptiPlex 990
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 990 (all builds)
Memory	15.5 GB free of 20 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150826
Uptime	10.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 08 '18 at 03:54
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	27%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2400-$250 166,255 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	73.7% Very good	Memory 90 1-Core 86.3 2-Core 169 69% 115 Pts	4-Core 333 8-Core 338 45% 335 Pts	64-Core 334 21% 334 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 210 98,254 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Asus(1043 8344) 512MB Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.1 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.01% Terrible	Lighting 1.2 Reflection 2.04 Parallax 0.5 1% 1.25 fps	MRender 1.76 Gravity 0.87 Splatting 1.35 1% 1.33 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.01% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4GB free (System drive) Firmware: O1217A Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 469 Write 368 Mixed 349 88% 395 MB/s	4K Read 22.4 4K Write 53.5 4K Mixed 30.9 102% 35.6 MB/s	DQ Read 282 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 240 198% 281 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 73%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39 64,707 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 6GB free Firmware: 02.03E02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 61 61 66 56 70 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	41.2% Average	Read 81.3 Write 86.4 Mixed 58.8 SusWrite 62 53% 72.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 41.2% Great: 60%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39 64,707 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 53GB free Firmware: 02.03E02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 75 77 77 77 77 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	42.3% Average	Read 70.4 Write 62 Mixed 48.5 SusWrite 76.7 48% 64.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 136% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 60%
Generic MassStorageClass 64GB 1,679 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 44GB free, PID 0749 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 19 19 19 19 19 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	11.6% Very poor	Read 32.3 Write 20.8 Mixed 22.3 SusWrite 19.1 30% 23.6 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 1 68% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 11.6% Great: 42%
ASMT 2105 1TB 1,332 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 749GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 20 20 20 19 20 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	13.7% Very poor	Read 30.1 Write 21 Mixed 20.8 SusWrite 19.6 30% 22.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 13.7% Great: 79%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT325U6BFR8C-H9 Kingston 99U5471-052.A00LF HMT325U6BFR8C-H9 Kingston 99U5471-052.A00LF 20GB 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 8192, 2048, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	50.8% Above average	MC Read 17.1 MC Write 18.7 MC Mixed 16.5 50% 17.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 15.4 SC Mixed 15.1 42% 14.7 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns

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

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Typical OptiPlex 990 Builds (Compare 3,968 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 60%

Destroyer

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 990

CPU
Core i7-2600Intel $187Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,652x
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	1,265x
Core i5-2500IntelBench 63%, 82,538 samples	691x

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 $79Bench 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: $214

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16