Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 61.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	1.92% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	47.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Very high background CPU (78%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Dell OptiPlex 990
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 990 (all builds)
Memory	8.1 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20180702
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Sep 11 '21 at 08:49
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	78%

PC Performing as expected (44^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 as expected (43^rd percentile)	61.3% Good	Memory 81.6 1-Core 56.9 2-Core 154 58% 97.6 Pts	4-Core 240 8-Core 233 32% 236 Pts	64-Core 236 15% 236 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6450 32,407 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Dell(1028 2120) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1201.0 Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	1.92% Terrible	Lighting 2.5 Reflection 3.4 Parallax 2.3 2% 2.73 fps	MRender 2.2 Gravity 2 Splatting 2 2% 2.07 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.92% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM830 128GB 13,767 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXM05H1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 113 116 113 109 111 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	47.5% Average	Read 374 Write 186 Mixed 195 SusWrite 116 48% 218 MB/s	4K Read 14.9 4K Write 29.8 4K Mixed 16 59% 20.2 MB/s	DQ Read 268 DQ Write 63.4 DQ Mixed 78 80% 136 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32 107,978 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 209GB free Firmware: JC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 106 107 109 109 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	62.4% Good	Read 110 Write 105 Mixed 68.3 SusWrite 107 72% 97.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5773CH0-CH9 Kingston 9905403-437.A01LF M378B5773CH0-CH9 Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX 12GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	48.5% Average	MC Read 16.6 MC Write 17.9 MC Mixed 16.3 48% 16.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 13 SC Mixed 14.3 39% 13.5 GB/s	Latency 77.6 52% 77.6 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 48%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 32: 3R 3G 8B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
32%	12%	118	34	24	75	19.1"	1440 900	LEN1148 L1940p Wide

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Typical OptiPlex 990 Builds (Compare 3,962 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $197Bench 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: $225

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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