Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 76.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics1.26% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive34.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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.
SystemDell OptiPlex 990
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 990  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180702
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateAug 17 '19 at 07:34
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600-$197
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
76.1% Very good
Memory 90.8
1-Core 98.8
2-Core 193
75% 128 Pts
4-Core 335
8-Core 463
50% 399 Pts
64-Core 468
29% 468 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)
Dell(1028 047E) 2GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
1.26% Terrible
Lighting 1.33
Reflection 1.77
Parallax 1.19
1% 1.43 fps
MRender 2.24
Gravity 0.97
Splatting 2.43
2% 1.88 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.26%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
APS-SL3N-240 240GB
133GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0222A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 10 56 28 12 31 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
34.9% Below average
Read 464
Write 374
Mixed 18.8
SusWrite 77.9
51% 234 MB/s
4K Read 18.7
4K Write 9.6
4K Mixed 0.7
34% 9.67 MB/s
DQ Read 97.4
DQ Write 11.2
DQ Mixed 0.7
14% 36.4 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 34.9%
Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32
408GB free
Firmware: JC49
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 125 126 126 126 125 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
70% Very good
Read 119
Write 113
Mixed 67.7
SusWrite 125
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1.1
188% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 70%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5403-159.A01LF 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49.6% Average
MC Read 17.4
MC Write 17.1
MC Mixed 15.4
48% 16.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.1
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 16.5
45% 15.9 GB/s
Latency 66
61% 66 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 49.6%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 990 Builds (Compare 3,962 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 990

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 67% - Good Total price: $225
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