Dell OptiPlex 790

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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.
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 42.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics7.64% 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.
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 (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell OptiPlex 790
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 790  (all builds)
Memory7.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130924
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 07 '17 at 20:10
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User ITA-User
Background CPU 42%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-2120-$170
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
42.1% Average
Memory 63.1
1-Core 63.6
2-Core 118
49% 81.7 Pts
4-Core 120
8-Core 148
17% 134 Pts
64-Core 148
9% 148 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 42.1%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 740
Nvidia(10DE 0FC8) 2GB
CLim: 993 MHz, MLim: 445 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 385.69
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
7.64% Terrible
Lighting 8.73
Reflection 8.27
Parallax 9.31
7% 8.77 fps
MRender 8.38
Gravity 11.3
Splatting 11.5
9% 10.4 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 7.64%
Great: 8%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
327GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
63.3% Good
Read 111
Write 109
Mixed 114
84% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.86
4K Write 1.57
4K Mixed 0.23
91% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 63.3%
Great: 109%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB
58GB free, PID a009
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
14.9% Very poor
Read 30.9
Write 25.8
Mixed 20.8
32% 25.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.27
4K Write 1.55
4K Mixed 0.17
60% 0.66 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 14.9%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5584-010.A00LF KP382H-HYC 99U5584-005.A00LF 99U5584-010.A00LF 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
38.4% Below average
MC Read 13.1
MC Write 15.6
MC Mixed 12
39% 13.6 GB/s
SC Read 8.6
SC Write 11
SC Mixed 13.6
32% 11.1 GB/s
Latency 119
34% 119 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 38.4%
Great: 48%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 790 Builds (Compare 5,338 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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