Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 8% 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. 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 68.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	6.91% 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 Drive	44.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Dell OptiPlex 990
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 990 (all builds)
Memory	3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 18 '19 at 14:43
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

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-$187 185,630 User benchmarks, average bench 67% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	68.4% Good	Memory 86.5 1-Core 89.6 2-Core 151 66% 109 Pts	4-Core 273 8-Core 418 43% 345 Pts	64-Core 456 28% 456 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 250E 10,952 User benchmarks, average bench 8% Gigabyte(1458 2285) 2GB CLim: 720 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.4.2 Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	6.91% Terrible	Lighting 8.57 Reflection 9.46 Parallax 11.8 7% 9.94 fps	MRender 6.62 Gravity 8.67 Splatting 9.04 7% 8.11 fps
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 6.91% Great: 10%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 154GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 38 19 23 124 109 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	44.3% Average	Read 432 Write 363 Mixed 217 SusWrite 91.8 61% 276 MB/s	4K Read 19.5 4K Write 28 4K Mixed 15 64% 20.8 MB/s	DQ Read 18.8 DQ Write 81.5 DQ Mixed 39.9 34% 46.7 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 56%
SanDisk Cruzer 64GB 3,567 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 6GB free, PID 5530 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 13 13 13 13 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	12.1% Very poor	Read 24 Write 11 Mixed 5.8 SusWrite 13 16% 13.4 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 2.1 139% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 12.1% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5773DH0-CH9 4x2GB 2,464 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.7% Average	MC Read 16.1 MC Write 16.8 MC Mixed 14.9 46% 15.9 GB/s	SC Read 12.3 SC Write 14.8 SC Mixed 14.3 39% 13.8 GB/s	Latency 70.9 56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 52%

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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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Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 60%

Destroyer

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 990

CPU
Core i7-2600Intel $187Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,653x
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	1,266x
Core i5-2500IntelBench 63%, 82,538 samples	692x

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	305x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	177x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16