Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results


Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 53%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.06% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	37.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (82%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Dell OptiPlex 990
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 990 (all builds)
Memory	1.5 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120402
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 14 '18 at 01:44
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	82%

PC Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2400S-$70 10,987 User benchmarks, average bench 60% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	53% Above average	Memory 74.1 1-Core 62 2-Core 126 53% 87.3 Pts	4-Core 180 8-Core 218 26% 199 Pts	64-Core 232 14% 232 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz) 150,891 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Dell(1028 047E) 1.8GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.06% Terrible	Lighting 1.1 Reflection 1.46 Parallax 0.97 1% 1.18 fps	MRender 2.14 Gravity 0.8 Splatting 2 1% 1.65 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.06% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP S700 120GB-$30 4,522 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 77GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0616B1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 77 32 115 28 9.2 MB/s Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	37.1% Below average	Read 244 Write 248 Mixed 256 SusWrite 73 46% 205 MB/s	4K Read 16.5 4K Write 29.1 4K Mixed 9.9 53% 18.5 MB/s	DQ Read 72.3 DQ Write 256 DQ Mixed 18.1 56% 116 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 37.1% Great: 95%
Samsung Flash Drive 32GB 12,134 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 27GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 14 14 14 4.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	9.06% Terrible	Read 31 Write 10 Mixed 6 SusWrite 11.1 16% 14.5 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.6 47% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 9.06% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT325U6CFR8C-H9 2x2GB 2,708 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 2 of 2 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	43.8% Average	MC Read 15.7 MC Write 16.6 MC Mixed 14.6 45% 15.6 GB/s	SC Read 11.1 SC Write 10.8 SC Mixed 12 32% 11.3 GB/s	Latency 92.3 43% 92.3 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 50%

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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 990 Builds (Compare 3,962 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 60%

Destroyer

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 990

CPU
Core i7-2600Intel $194Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,649x
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	1,264x
Core i5-2500IntelBench 63%, 82,538 samples	690x

GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	766x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	324x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	303x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	176x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	74x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	71x

RAM
M378B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 48%, 11,003 samples	67x
HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 7,511 samples	60x
HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 4x4GBHynixBench 48%, 2,925 samples	60x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $222

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16