Dell OptiPlex 790

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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.
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 75.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics99.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive43.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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.
Very high background CPU (84%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell OptiPlex 790
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 790  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180703
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 15 '18 at 22:05
Run Duration202 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 84%
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 PC Performing below expectations (35th 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 (98th percentile)
75.6% Very good
Memory 91.7
1-Core 94.8
2-Core 185
73% 124 Pts
4-Core 322
8-Core 465
49% 394 Pts
64-Core 464
29% 464 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 75.6%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.1
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
99.7% Outstanding
Lighting 128
Reflection 140
Parallax 129
104% 132 fps
MRender 110
Gravity 125
Splatting 104
92% 113 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 99.7%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SSD 240GB
158GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 147 57 82 58 34 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
43.7% Average
Read 407
Write 243
Mixed 271
SusWrite 91.2
56% 253 MB/s
4K Read 26
4K Write 11.9
4K Mixed 14
64% 17.3 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 12.2
DQ Mixed 21.3
26% 49.9 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 43.7%
Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40
206GB free
Firmware: CC24
SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 86 86 87 86 87 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
50% Average
Read 88.3
Write 66.8
Mixed 61.8
SusWrite 85.5
56% 75.6 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1
194% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 50%
Great: 113%
ST500DM0 02-1BD142 500GB
99GB free, PID 0567
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 89 92 92 92 92 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
36.2% Below average
Read 92
Write 91.2
Mixed 47.7
SusWrite 91.4
108% 80.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.8
60% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 36.2%
Great: 49%
SABRENT 500GB
353GB free, PID 1561
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 101 99 101 102 101 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
39.5% Below average
Read 104
Write 105
Mixed 47.7
SusWrite 100
119% 89.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.6
50% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 39.5%
Great: 285%
WD Elements 25A3 6TB
5.5TB free, PID 25a3
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 149 155 157 154 154 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
63.9% Good
Read 157
Write 150
Mixed 79.5
SusWrite 150
178% 134 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.1
133% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 63.9%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5471-012.A00LF 99U5471-025.A00LF 99U5471-025.A00LF 99U5471-012.A00LF 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
48.2% Average
MC Read 16.8
MC Write 16.8
MC Mixed 15.1
46% 16.2 GB/s
SC Read 13.7
SC Write 15.9
SC Mixed 14.4
42% 14.7 GB/s
Latency 64.6
62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 48.2%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 790 Builds (Compare 5,338 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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