Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results


Gaming 2% Tree trunk	Desktop 33% Sail boat	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 74.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	1.93% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	45.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	2GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows however a minimum of 4GB is recommended for gaming or any other RAM intensive tasks such as photo/video editing. This system will also be a little more responsive with 4GB of RAM.
OS Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	Dell OptiPlex 990
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 990 (all builds)
Memory	1.2 GB free of 2 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1600 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20150826
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 20 '16 at 09:54
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	JPN-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (55^th 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)	74.9% Very good	Memory 91.9 1-Core 88.3 2-Core 174 70% 118 Pts	4-Core 336 8-Core 336 45% 336 Pts	64-Core 334 21% 334 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 520 16,336 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Device(0000 0000) 1GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 21.21.13.7306 Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	1.93% Terrible	Lighting 2.4 Reflection 2.96 Parallax 1.91 2% 2.42 fps	MRender 2.62 Gravity 2.43 Splatting 1.96 2% 2.34 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.93% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSD Pro 1500 Series 180GB-$209 7,834 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: LH6i Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 118386478547926 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1522 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 1522 (B7) Unknown 100 100 11 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 33 53 64427982881 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 1522 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 325752 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 62 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 325752 (F2) Unknown 100 100 541066 (F9) Unknown 100 100 17683	45.8% Average	Read 260 Write 186 Mixed 214 49% 220 MB/s	4K Read 17.3 4K Write 35.6 4K Mixed 16.2 66% 23.1 MB/s	DQ Read 21.8 DQ Write 158 DQ Mixed 46.8 49% 75.6 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 82%
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$30 168,449 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 20GB free Firmware: 0002LVM1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 177274776 (03) Spinup time 99 99 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1511 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 63 60 111724450371 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 2126 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 988 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 4295032833 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 68 47 538837024 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 756 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 43 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 83 83 34161 (C2) HDA temperature 32 53 77309411360 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (FE) Unknown 100 100 0	31.7% Below average	Read 54.7 Write 55.9 Mixed 52.4 41% 54.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.52 4K Write 0.47 4K Mixed 0.17 49% 0.39 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 31.7% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B2873GB0-CH9 2x1GB 41 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 2 of 4 slots used 2GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	50.4% Above average	MC Read 17.8 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 15.7 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 14.3 42% 14.7 GB/s	Latency 64.3 62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 50%

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Gaming 6%

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Desktop 60%

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Workstation 6%

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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	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	304x

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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16