Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics60% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive51.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory10GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 10GB 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 990
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 990  (all builds)
Memory8.2 GB free of 10 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150826
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 02 '18 at 05:26
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
69.8% Good
Memory 84.4
1-Core 81.3
2-Core 159
65% 108 Pts
4-Core 320
8-Core 322
43% 321 Pts
64-Core 321
20% 321 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 69.8%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
EVGA(3842 6168) 3GB
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
60% Good
Lighting 75
Reflection 70.2
Parallax 68.9
61% 71.3 fps
MRender 71
Gravity 69.8
Splatting 70.9
58% 70.6 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 60%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42
13GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z32080RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 44 70 67 80 45 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
51.8% Above average
Read 397
Write 166
Mixed 66.3
SusWrite 64.9
38% 173 MB/s
4K Read 23.1
4K Write 62.3
4K Mixed 19.8
93% 35.1 MB/s
DQ Read 142
DQ Write 41.6
DQ Mixed 28.8
38% 70.7 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 51.8%
Great: 78%
WD WD10EURS-630AB1 1TB
459GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 64 64 65 64 64 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
36.8% Below average
Read 64
Write 60.2
Mixed 58.2
SusWrite 63.9
46% 61.6 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.6
132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 36.8%
Great: 60%
WD Blue 250GB (2010)-$37
203GB free
Firmware: 19.01H19
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 119 119 120 120 119 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
68.5% Good
Read 120
Write 112
Mixed 68
SusWrite 119
77% 104 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1
183% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 68.5%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT112U6BFR8C-G7 8502 1600 CL10 Series HMT112U6BFR8C-G7 029E CMX4GX3M1A1333C9 10GB
1067, 1067, 1067, 1067 MHz
1024, 4096, 1024, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
40.8% Average
MC Read 13.7
MC Write 14.6
MC Mixed 12.8
39% 13.7 GB/s
SC Read 11.2
SC Write 13.3
SC Mixed 12.1
35% 12.2 GB/s
Latency 72.8
55% 72.8 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 40.8%
Great: 41%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 990 Builds (Compare 3,977 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 990

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $210
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