Dell OptiPlex 790

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 29%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 74.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics35% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive92.5% 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.
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 790
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 790  (all builds)
Memory6.7 GB free of 10 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130924
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateSep 16 '18 at 11:36
Run Duration182 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2500
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
74.5% Very good
Memory 89.3
1-Core 89.7
2-Core 180
70% 120 Pts
4-Core 348
8-Core 343
46% 346 Pts
64-Core 335
21% 335 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 74.5%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 680-$360
EVGA(3842 2683) 2GB
CLim: 1280 MHz, MLim: 1552 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 399.24
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
35% Below average
Lighting 42.2
Reflection 39.2
Parallax 51.3
34% 44.2 fps
MRender 51.8
Gravity 47.4
Splatting 36.7
36% 45.3 fps
Poor: 29%
This bench: 35%
Great: 35%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
130GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 221 218 212 208 205 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
92.5% Outstanding
Read 477
Write 458
Mixed 371
SusWrite 238
87% 386 MB/s
4K Read 32.6
4K Write 60.7
4K Mixed 42.1
136% 45.1 MB/s
DQ Read 388
DQ Write 353
DQ Mixed 366
276% 369 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 92.5%
Great: 124%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
60GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 81 80 80 82 81 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
47.2% Average
Read 82.2
Write 97.5
Mixed 55.8
SusWrite 81.9
58% 79.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.9
180% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 47.2%
Great: 75%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61
159GB free
Firmware: MX4OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 127 132 130 132 132 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
76.4% Very good
Read 136
Write 131
Mixed 31
SusWrite 130
77% 107 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.6
153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 108%
Samsung HD403LJ 400GB-$183
75GB free
Firmware: CT100-13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 40 42 40 43 42 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
23.9% Poor
Read 41.5
Write 48.5
Mixed 30
SusWrite 41.6
30% 40.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.7
121% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 23.9%
Great: 42%
Toshiba MK5065GSX 500GB-$52
323GB free
Firmware: GJ002C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 52 54 54 53 53 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
30.7% Below average
Read 53.3
Write 54.3
Mixed 24.7
SusWrite 53.3
34% 46.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.5
100% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 30.7%
Great: 42%
Hitachi HDS5C3020ALA632 2TB-$270
157GB free
Firmware: ML6OA580
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 68 71 73 71 72 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
40.2% Average
Read 68.7
Write 63.5
Mixed 39
SusWrite 71.1
44% 60.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 40.2%
Great: 73%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-10666CL7-2GBRH Samsung M378B5773CH0-CH9 04CD F3-10666CL7-2GBRH Samsung M378B5173QH0-CK0 10GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
2048, 2048, 2048, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
42.8% Average
MC Read 14.5
MC Write 15
MC Mixed 13.3
41% 14.3 GB/s
SC Read 11.8
SC Write 14.2
SC Mixed 13.3
37% 13.1 GB/s
Latency 68.2
59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 37%
This bench: 42.8%
Great: 44%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 790 Builds (Compare 5,361 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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