Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics11.6% 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 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemDell OptiPlex 990
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 990  (all builds)
Memory6.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20110528
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 25 '17 at 20:04
Run Duration83 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600-$197
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
78.6% Very good
Memory 93
1-Core 96.2
2-Core 185
74% 125 Pts
4-Core 354
8-Core 470
52% 412 Pts
64-Core 464
29% 464 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 78.6%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 5770
AMD(1002 2543) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
11.6% Very poor
Lighting 15.4
Reflection 11.4
Parallax 13.1
12% 13.3 fps
MRender 11.6
Gravity 11.5
Splatting 12.8
10% 12 fps
Poor: 10%
This bench: 11.6%
Great: 11%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
439GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 17.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
67.4% Good
Read 119
Write 116
Mixed 19.7
62% 85 MB/s
4K Read 0.13
4K Write 0.76
4K Mixed 0.32
55% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 67.4%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351U6BFR8C-H9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
51.2% Above average
MC Read 18.1
MC Write 17.6
MC Mixed 16.1
49% 17.3 GB/s
SC Read 14
SC Write 16.9
SC Mixed 16.1
45% 15.7 GB/s
Latency 62.1
64% 62.1 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 51.2%
Great: 53%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 990 Builds (Compare 3,959 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 990

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 67% - Good Total price: $225
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