Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics1.1% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive74.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemDell OptiPlex 990
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 990  (all builds)
Memory6.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1862 x 1048 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110910
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 19 '17 at 10:51
Run Duration241 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th 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)
77% Very good
Memory 92.1
1-Core 96
2-Core 186
74% 125 Pts
4-Core 360
8-Core 357
48% 359 Pts
64-Core 358
22% 358 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 77%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 210
Gigabyte(1458 3530) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.1
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
1.1% Terrible
Lighting 1.17
Reflection 2.35
Parallax 0.44
1% 1.32 fps
MRender 2.62
Gravity 0.77
Splatting 1.74
1% 1.71 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.1%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
205GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 608ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
74.1% Very good
Read 511
Write 267
Mixed 350
83% 376 MB/s
4K Read 28.1
4K Write 54
4K Mixed 18.6
95% 33.6 MB/s
DQ Read 201
DQ Write 213
DQ Mixed 72.2
91% 162 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 74.1%
Great: 85%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 8GB
4GB free, PID a81d
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
5.85% Terrible
Read 23.8
Write 6.14
Mixed 7.41
12% 12.4 MB/s
4K Read 4.41
4K Write 0.008
4K Mixed 0.009
17% 1.48 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.85%
Great: 9%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5773DH0-CH9 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
51.9% Above average
MC Read 17.8
MC Write 18.5
MC Mixed 16.3
50% 17.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 17.1
46% 16.2 GB/s
Latency 63.9
63% 63.9 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 51.9%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 990 Builds (Compare 3,962 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: $223
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