Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 72.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics0.57% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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 990
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 990  (all builds)
Memory9.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120402
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 07 '18 at 09:42
Run Duration107 Seconds
Run User CIV-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (59th 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 (89th percentile)
72.3% Very good
Memory 90.6
1-Core 88.7
2-Core 181
71% 120 Pts
4-Core 292
8-Core 467
47% 380 Pts
64-Core 456
28% 456 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 72.3%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro NVS 450
Nvidia(10DE 0619) 256MB
Ram: 256MB, Driver: 342.1
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
0.57% Terrible
Lighting 0.53
Reflection 1.15
Parallax 0.19
0% 0.62 fps
MRender 2
Gravity 0.4
Splatting 0.83
1% 1.08 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.57%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung HD642JJ 640GB-$70
554GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1AA01113
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 93 84 95 94 90 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
54.8% Above average
Read 102
Write 103
Mixed 56.1
SusWrite 88.8
64% 87.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.8
156% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 54.8%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 9DHTBOZH-HATS Micron 16JTF51264AZ-1G6M1 12GB
1333, 1333 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
29.5% Poor
MC Read 9.8
MC Write 9
MC Mixed 8.6
26% 9.13 GB/s
SC Read 9.2
SC Write 9.9
SC Mixed 8.6
26% 9.23 GB/s
Latency 66.3
60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 29.5%
Great: 51%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 990 Builds (Compare 3,962 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: $221
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