Dell OptiPlex 790

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (16th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 84 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 43.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics12.3% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
Very high background CPU (56%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell OptiPlex 790
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 790  (all builds)
Memory8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130924
Uptime20.2 Days
Run DateJul 09 '19 at 17:08
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 56%

 PC Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2500
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
43.7% Average
Memory 63.9
1-Core 63.2
2-Core 105
48% 77.3 Pts
4-Core 138
8-Core 141
18% 139 Pts
64-Core 164
10% 164 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 43.7%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030
PNY(196E 11C7) 2GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 430.64
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
12.3% Very poor
Lighting 15
Reflection 11.8
Parallax 13.7
12% 13.5 fps
MRender 13
Gravity 15.7
Splatting 16.8
13% 15.2 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 12.3%
Great: 15%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
107GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 110 122 119 134 152 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
87.5% Excellent
Read 181
Write 172
Mixed 70.7
SusWrite 124
100% 137 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
152% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 87.5%
Great: 113%
Seagate Game Drive PS4 2TB
406GB free
Firmware: 0304
SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 27 27 28 27 28 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
15.2% Very poor
Read 25.7
Write 26.8
Mixed 15.3
SusWrite 26.9
17% 23.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0
48% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 15.2%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5173EB0-YK0 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
20.6% Poor
MC Read 6.8
MC Write 7.2
MC Mixed 6.9
20% 6.97 GB/s
SC Read 5.7
SC Write 4.9
SC Mixed 3.9
14% 4.83 GB/s
Latency 117
34% 117 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 790 Builds (Compare 5,332 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 790

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $278
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