Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 72.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.02% 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 Drive72.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB 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 9 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.
Very high background CPU (77%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell OptiPlex 990
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 990  (all builds)
Memory5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20170505
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 12 '18 at 02:52
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 77%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600-$188
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
72.7% Very good
Memory 91.8
1-Core 93.9
2-Core 169
71% 118 Pts
4-Core 291
8-Core 441
45% 366 Pts
64-Core 459
28% 459 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 72.7%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 7570
Dell(1028 2B20) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
6.02% Terrible
Lighting 7.6
Reflection 7.5
Parallax 5.87
6% 6.99 fps
MRender 7.81
Gravity 5.27
Splatting 7.57
6% 6.88 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 6.02%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron_M500_MTFDDAK480MA 480GB
409GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 313 295 262 320 254 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
72.9% Very good
Read 342
Write 353
Mixed 302
SusWrite 293
73% 322 MB/s
4K Read 16.2
4K Write 57.5
4K Mixed 26.9
90% 33.5 MB/s
DQ Read 306
DQ Write 300
DQ Mixed 173
166% 260 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 72.9%
Great: 92%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Nanya NT4GC64B8HG0NF-DI 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
50.6% Above average
MC Read 18
MC Write 17.5
MC Mixed 16
49% 17.2 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 15
43% 15.1 GB/s
Latency 64.3
62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 50.6%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 990 Builds (Compare 3,975 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: 69% - Good Total price: $213
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