Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	1.76% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The 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.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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 (68%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Dell OptiPlex 990
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 990 (all builds)
Memory	3.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20110910
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Mar 08 '19 at 10:01
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	68%

PC Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600-$197 185,630 User benchmarks, average bench 67% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	68.8% Good	Memory 83.3 1-Core 94.2 2-Core 166 68% 115 Pts	4-Core 297 8-Core 405 44% 351 Pts	64-Core 464 29% 464 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 610 62,458 User benchmarks, average bench 2% MSI(1462 809F) 2GB CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	1.76% Terrible	Lighting 2.23 Reflection 2.54 Parallax 1.75 2% 2.17 fps	MRender 2.19 Gravity 2.23 Splatting 1.7 2% 2.04 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.76% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 320GB-$54 6,728 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 13GB free (System drive) Firmware: JC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 46 37 45 51 49 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	26.8% Poor	Read 50.6 Write 51.2 Mixed 40.4 SusWrite 42.4 34% 46.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 26.8% Great: 59%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 180GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 14 13 14 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	14.9% Very poor	Read 31.9 Write 24.4 Mixed 23.4 SusWrite 13.5 30% 23.3 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 112% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 14.9% Great: 43%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 693 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 293GB free, PID b200 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 14 14 13 14 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	12.4% Very poor	Read 32.5 Write 25.5 Mixed 20.2 SusWrite 13.6 29% 22.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 73% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 12.4% Great: 52%
General UDisk 16GB 4,718 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 13GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.3 3.7 3.6 4 3.4 3.6 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	4.5% Terrible	Read 15.7 Write 2.5 Mixed 3.5 SusWrite 3.6 6% 6.33 MB/s	4K Read 6.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 23% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.5% Great: 9%
1,556 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 10GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.6 4.3 3.3 4 3.5 4.9 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	3.58% Terrible	Read 13 Write 3.5 Mixed 7.7 SusWrite 3.9 8% 7.03 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 13% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.58% Great: 15%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 2x4GB 17,707 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.7% Average	MC Read 16.6 MC Write 16.1 MC Mixed 14.6 45% 15.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 14.5 43% 15 GB/s	Latency 74.6 54% 74.6 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 59%

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

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Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 60%

Destroyer

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 990

CPU
Core i7-2600Intel $197Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,646x
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	302x

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: $225

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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