Dell OptiPlex 790

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics7.59% 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 Drive58.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB 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.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemDell OptiPlex 790
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 790  (all builds)
Memory4.5 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130314
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 14 '18 at 12:04
Run Duration91 Seconds
Run User IRQ-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd 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
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
76.7% Very good
Memory 92.3
1-Core 91.4
2-Core 185
72% 123 Pts
4-Core 354
8-Core 357
48% 355 Pts
64-Core 356
22% 356 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 4810
Sapphire(174B 3261) 512MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.1100
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
7.59% Terrible
Lighting 9.27
Reflection 9.65
Parallax 8.19
8% 9.04 fps
MRender 7.19
Gravity 7.67
Splatting 12
8% 8.95 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 7.59%
Great: 8%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Mtfddak1 28MAM-1J1 128GB
83GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0809 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
58.1% Above average
Read 433
Write 187
Mixed 261
65% 294 MB/s
4K Read 27
4K Write 62
4K Mixed 8.51
85% 32.5 MB/s
DQ Read 135
DQ Write 114
DQ Mixed 13.7
40% 87.6 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 58.1%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 78.B1GDE.AT1 Hynix HMT325U7CFR8C-PB 6GB
1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 2048 MB
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
45.3% Average
MC Read 16
MC Write 14.9
MC Mixed 14.3
43% 15.1 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 14.9
SC Mixed 14.3
40% 14 GB/s
Latency 63.5
63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 45.3%
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 5,333 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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