Dell OptiPlex 790

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics8.48% 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 Drive89.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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.
SystemDell OptiPlex 790
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 790  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180212
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJun 23 '18 at 21:20
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600-$194
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77.9% Very good
Memory 92.2
1-Core 90
2-Core 179
72% 121 Pts
4-Core 351
8-Core 458
52% 404 Pts
64-Core 459
28% 459 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 77.9%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R7 350
Gigabyte(1458 22E3) 2GB
CLim: 970 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.5.2
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
8.48% Terrible
Lighting 10.7
Reflection 12.8
Parallax 14
9% 12.5 fps
MRender 7.14
Gravity 10.5
Splatting 10.9
8% 9.52 fps
Poor: 8%
This bench: 8.48%
Great: 10%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
190GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
89.9% Excellent
Read 528
Write 417
Mixed 431
102% 459 MB/s
4K Read 30.4
4K Write 67.6
4K Mixed 35.1
127% 44.4 MB/s
DQ Read 34.4
DQ Write 153
DQ Mixed 19.4
37% 68.9 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 128%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 320GB-$59
293GB free
Firmware: GM3OA57A Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
45.3% Average
Read 77.9
Write 79.7
Mixed 75.6
58% 77.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.83
4K Mixed 0.47
115% 1 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 45.3%
Great: 46%
Seagate ST3250312AS 250GB-$32
233GB free
Firmware: JC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
57.6% Above average
Read 100
Write 101
Mixed 90.1
73% 97 MB/s
4K Read 0.56
4K Write 1.84
4K Mixed 0.5
113% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 57.6%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5273DH0-CH9 859B BLS4G3D1339DS1S00. M378B5273DH0-CH9 859B BLS4G3D1339DS1S00. 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
49.7% Average
MC Read 17.2
MC Write 17.2
MC Mixed 15.2
47% 16.5 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 16.1
SC Mixed 17.6
46% 16.3 GB/s
Latency 63.7
63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 49.7%
Great: 53%

 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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