Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 74.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	4.16% 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 10 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.

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Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Dell OptiPlex 990
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 990 (all builds)
Memory	6.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20180702
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 09 '19 at 06:57
Run Duration	109 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	30%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2400-$250 166,255 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	Memory 92.3 1-Core 84.3 2-Core 167 69% 115 Pts	4-Core 325 8-Core 334 44% 329 Pts	64-Core 337 21% 337 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 8C93) 2GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 417.1 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	4.16% Terrible	Lighting 4.83 Reflection 4.27 Parallax 4.41 4% 4.5 fps	MRender 6.48 Gravity 3.9 Splatting 6.22 5% 5.53 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.16% Great: 4%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$37 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 811GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 118 153 170 142 109 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Read 158 Write 168 Mixed 83.6 SusWrite 140 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905403-444.A00LF 2x4GB 315 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	52.9% Above average	MC Read 18.5 MC Write 19 MC Mixed 17.1 52% 18.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 15.5 43% 15.1 GB/s	Latency 63.5 63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 64%

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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 $127Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,660x
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	1,269x
Core i5-2500IntelBench 63%, 82,538 samples	696x

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	307x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	178x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	74x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	71x

RAM
M378B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 48%, 11,003 samples	67x
HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 4x4GBHynixBench 48%, 2,925 samples	61x
HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 7,511 samples	60x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $155

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $122	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16