Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 80% Battleship	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 73.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	83.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	70.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Dell OptiPlex 990
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 990 (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180702
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 21 '20 at 02:22
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^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-$194 185,630 User benchmarks, average bench 67% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	Memory 92 1-Core 88.2 2-Core 190 72% 123 Pts	4-Core 323 8-Core 311 43% 317 Pts	64-Core 362 22% 362 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6178) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.19 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	83.4% Excellent	Lighting 103 Reflection 117 Parallax 98.2 84% 106 fps	MRender 97.3 Gravity 100 Splatting 101 82% 99.5 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 120GB-$25 42,924 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 57GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900613 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 75 63 65 66 66 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	70.7% Very good	Read 460 Write 213 Mixed 319 SusWrite 87.6 60% 270 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 55.9 4K Mixed 28.9 112% 38.3 MB/s	DQ Read 263 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 196 172% 255 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 87%
Hitachi HUA722010CLA330 1TB-$38 10,195 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 774GB free Firmware: JP4OA3EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 131 135 132 132 133 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	77.9% Very good	Read 140 Write 139 Mixed 68.9 SusWrite 132 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 76%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 64GB-$9 17,023 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 19GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 19 19 19 19 19 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	11.5% Very poor	Read 29 Write 13 Mixed 19.5 SusWrite 18.7 25% 20 MB/s	4K Read 3.2 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 63% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 11.5% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 029E CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 029E CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 029E CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 16GB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	50.7% Above average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 17.9 MC Mixed 16.1 49% 17.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 16.5 SC Mixed 16.6 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 64 62% 64 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 61%

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

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Gaming 6%

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Desktop 60%

Destroyer

Workstation 6%

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 990

CPU
Core i7-2600Intel $194Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,649x
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	1,264x
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	303x

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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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $222

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16