Dell OptiPlex 790

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 76.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics1.19% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive48.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Run History
SystemDell OptiPlex 790
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 790  (all builds)
Memory14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180212
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 13 '18 at 01:20
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User NZL-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (56th 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 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
76.1% Very good
Memory 87.2
1-Core 97.8
2-Core 190
73% 125 Pts
4-Core 358
8-Core 470
53% 414 Pts
64-Core 465
29% 465 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 210
Gigabyte(1458 3525) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.1
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
1.19% Terrible
Lighting 1.3
Reflection 2.58
Parallax 0.5
1% 1.46 fps
MRender 2.62
Gravity 0.87
Splatting 1.83
1% 1.77 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.19%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM830 128GB
57GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXM03D1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 138 166 149 149 162 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
48.8% Average
Read 347
Write 168
Mixed 176
SusWrite 156
47% 212 MB/s
4K Read 17.8
4K Write 39.4
4K Mixed 21.6
76% 26.3 MB/s
DQ Read 22.2
DQ Write 62.9
DQ Mixed 22.3
23% 35.8 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 48.8%
Great: 73%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 500GB-$49
399GB free
Firmware: 0005DEM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 91 90 89 88 83 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
55.1% Above average
Read 104
Write 102
Mixed 60.8
SusWrite 88.4
65% 88.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.9
149% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 55.1%
Great: 58%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
295GB free
Firmware: 12.01C02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 69 68 68 68 66 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
39.2% Below average
Read 68.4
Write 65.6
Mixed 52.8
SusWrite 67.9
47% 63.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
153% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 39.2%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16JTF51264AZ-1G4M1 Samsung M378B5273CH0-CH9 16JTF51264AZ-1G4M1 Samsung M378B5273CH0-CH9 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
49% Average
MC Read 17.1
MC Write 17
MC Mixed 15.3
47% 16.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 17.2
SC Mixed 16.8
46% 16.1 GB/s
Latency 70.3
57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 49%
Great: 51%

 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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