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Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 58.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics28.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive48.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Very high background CPU (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell OptiPlex 790
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 790  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170507
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 20 '18 at 20:01
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 46%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2400-$250
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
58.4% Above average
Memory 78
1-Core 40
2-Core 83.2
44% 67.1 Pts
4-Core 216
8-Core 281
32% 248 Pts
64-Core 303
19% 303 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑
This bench: 58.4%
 Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101
MSI(1462 8C97)
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
28.6% Poor
Lighting 35.6
Reflection 25.7
Parallax 31.8
29% 31 fps
MRender 36.6
Gravity 33.3
Splatting 33
28% 34.3 fps
Poor: 24% ↑
This bench: 28.6%
 Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSNK128GCS8 SATA 128GB
45GB free (System drive)
Firmware: K8DC4101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 119 121 122 124 127 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
48.4% Average
Read 330
Write 108
Mixed 140
SusWrite 121
38% 175 MB/s
4K Read 15.1
4K Write 24.5
4K Mixed 19.8
61% 19.8 MB/s
DQ Read 277
DQ Write 107
DQ Mixed 114
105% 166 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑
This bench: 48.4%
 Great: 73%
Seagate ST3500414CS 500GB
183GB free
Firmware: CA14
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 90 89 88 87 87 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
50.9% Above average
Read 89.3
Write 90.8
Mixed 51.3
SusWrite 87.9
58% 79.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑
This bench: 50.9%
 Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT451U6AFR8C-PB Samsung M391B5273CH0-CH9 Micron 8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
45.8% Average
MC Read 15.7
MC Write 17
MC Mixed 15.2
46% 16 GB/s
SC Read 11.6
SC Write 13.9
SC Mixed 13.7
37% 13.1 GB/s
Latency 84.3
47% 84.3 ns
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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical OptiPlex 790 Builds (Compare 5,331 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

CPU
Core i5-2400Intel  $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples2,192x
Core i7-2600Intel  $197Bench 67%, 185,630 samples1,322x
Core i5-2500IntelBench 63%, 82,538 samples565x
GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples1,229x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples447x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples394x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples201x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples84x
A400 120GBKingston  $32Bench 61%, 166,392 samples61x
RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples79x
HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 7,511 samples59x
M378B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 48%, 11,003 samples50x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $278
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Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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