Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 65.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	12.7% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.

Very high background CPU (68%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

15 months ago, 15 months ago.

System	Dell OptiPlex 990
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 990 (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120402
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 06 '23 at 17:44
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	68%

PC Performing below expectations (36^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 above expectations (74^th percentile)	65.1% Good	Memory 83.2 1-Core 83.2 2-Core 162 65% 109 Pts	4-Core 268 8-Core 300 37% 284 Pts	64-Core 305 19% 305 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030 185,384 User benchmarks, average bench 14% Gigabyte(1458 3799) 2GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 625 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 527.56 Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	12.7% Very poor	Lighting 16 Reflection 16.8 Parallax 14.1 13% 15.6 fps	MRender 6.9 Gravity 18.5 Splatting 16.9 12% 14.1 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 12.7% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HS256E 256GB 128 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2GB free (System drive) Firmware: U0118A0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 452 Write 388 Mixed 361 89% 400 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 64.4 4K Mixed 22.1 96% 36.3 MB/s	DQ Read 177 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 37.5 88% 178 MB/s
Poor: 38% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 22GB free Firmware: HP74 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 66 67 71 78 70 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	38.5% Below average	Read 64.7 Write 58.9 Mixed 48.4 SusWrite 69.4 45% 60.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.5 94% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 38.5% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5173DB0-CK0 Micron 8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 Micron 8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 M378B5173DB0-CK0 16GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.8% Average	MC Read 16.6 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 15.8 48% 16.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 15 SC Mixed 14.6 41% 14.5 GB/s	Latency 74.8 54% 74.8 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 58%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical OptiPlex 990 Builds (Compare 3,964 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 60%

Destroyer

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 990

CPU
Core i7-2600Intel $192Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,650x
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: 68% - Good

Total price: $220

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $45	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