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Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
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Desktop
Desktop 0%
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Workstation
Workstation 0%
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 74.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
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.
SystemDell OptiPlex 790
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 790  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1600 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120821
Uptime2 Days
Run DateJul 05 '18 at 18:21
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2400-$250
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
74.7% Very good
Memory 91.2
1-Core 88.6
2-Core 173
70% 118 Pts
4-Core 338
8-Core 337
45% 337 Pts
64-Core 337
21% 337 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑
This bench: 74.7%
 Great: 70%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 250GB-$23
51GB free (System drive)
Firmware: KC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 69 74 65 33 30 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
47% Average
Read 111
Write 107
Mixed 60.6
SusWrite 52.8
61% 82.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.8
134% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑
This bench: 47%
 Great: 74%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB
2.5TB free
Firmware: 0604
SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 28 28 29 28 28 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
14.7% Very poor
Read 24.4
Write 22.3
Mixed 27.6
SusWrite 25.1
18% 24.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 5.4
4K Mixed 0.6
200% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑
This bench: 14.7%
 Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63
363GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 181 178 179 179 180 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 180
Write 137
Mixed 73.7
SusWrite 180
104% 142 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
135% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑
This bench: 103%
 Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5273DH0-CH9 Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 M378B5273DH0-CH9 Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
51.5% Above average
MC Read 17.8
MC Write 18.7
MC Mixed 16.2
50% 17.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 16
SC Mixed 16
44% 15.4 GB/s
Latency 65.4
61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 32% ↑
This bench: 51.5%
 Great: 52%
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 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical OptiPlex 790 Builds (Compare 5,326 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

CPU
Core i5-2400Intel  $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples2,192x
Core i7-2600Intel  $197Bench 67%, 185,630 samples1,317x
Core i5-2500IntelBench 63%, 82,538 samples565x
GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples1,229x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples447x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples394x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples201x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples84x
A400 120GBKingston  $32Bench 61%, 166,392 samples61x
RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples79x
HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 7,511 samples59x
M378B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 48%, 11,003 samples50x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $278
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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