Dell OptiPlex 790

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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. 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 68.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics7.09% 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.
Boot Drive68.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory10GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 10GB 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 (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell OptiPlex 790
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 790  (all builds)
Memory1.5 GB free of 10 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130924
Uptime5.9 Days
Run DateOct 31 '16 at 08:47
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 44%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th 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 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
68.2% Good
Memory 86.6
1-Core 85.5
2-Core 171
68% 114 Pts
4-Core 288
8-Core 298
39% 293 Pts
64-Core 308
19% 308 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD FirePro W4100 Graphics Adapter
Dell(1028 2B1E) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1045.0
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
7.09% Terrible
Lighting 8
Reflection 10.3
Parallax 10.7
6% 9.67 fps
MRender 9.24
Gravity 7.17
Splatting 12.6
8% 9.67 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 7.09%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 120GB-$70
66GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
68.6% Good
Read 513
Write 180
Mixed 267
70% 320 MB/s
4K Read 24.9
4K Write 58
4K Mixed 29.9
107% 37.6 MB/s
DQ Read 27.5
DQ Write 152
DQ Mixed 19.2
36% 66.1 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 68.6%
Great: 89%
Seagate ST3250312AS 250GB-$32
131GB free
Firmware: JC49 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
65.8% Good
Read 117
Write 112
Mixed 103
83% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.66
4K Write 1.71
4K Mixed 0.64
130% 1 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 65.8%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KTW149-ELD Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 KTW149-ELD Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 10GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
1024, 4096, 1024, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
47.3% Average
MC Read 16
MC Write 17.6
MC Mixed 15.2
46% 16.3 GB/s
SC Read 12.2
SC Write 14.5
SC Mixed 13.9
39% 13.5 GB/s
Latency 70.8
56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 47.3%
Great: 50%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 790 Builds (Compare 5,351 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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