Dell OptiPlex 790

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 75.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics2.28% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemDell OptiPlex 790
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 790  (all builds)
Memory5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130924
Uptime3.1 Days
Run DateSep 24 '21 at 03:33
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th 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 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75.7% Very good
Memory 92.4
1-Core 94.2
2-Core 183
73% 123 Pts
4-Core 340
8-Core 357
46% 348 Pts
64-Core 353
22% 353 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 75.7%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9500 GT
EVGA(3842 C959) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 341.95
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
2.28% Terrible
Lighting 2.9
Reflection 1.6
Parallax 0.5
2% 1.67 fps
MRender 3.4
Gravity 1.7
Splatting 2.7
2% 2.6 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 2.28%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23
379GB free (System drive)
Firmware: KC48
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 50 31 100 107 94 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
56.2% Above average
Read 119
Write 110
Mixed 64.6
SusWrite 76.7
68% 92.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.8
138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 56.2%
Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
929GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 196 191 199 190 196 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 200
Write 83.4
Mixed 76.4
SusWrite 195
101% 139 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 113%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KP223C-ELD 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
51.3% Above average
MC Read 17.5
MC Write 18.5
MC Mixed 16.1
50% 17.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 16.4
SC Mixed 16.4
45% 15.7 GB/s
Latency 63.2
63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 51.3%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 790 Builds (Compare 5,326 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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