Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 73%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.35% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.
Memory20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell OptiPlex 990
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 990  (all builds)
Memory13.6 GB free of 20 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180702
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 14 '19 at 17:14
Run Duration120 Seconds
Run User MNG-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600-$195
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
73% Very good
Memory 89
1-Core 89.4
2-Core 175
70% 118 Pts
4-Core 310
8-Core 439
47% 375 Pts
64-Core 458
28% 458 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 73%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R5 430
Dell(1028 1002) 2GB
CLim: 780 MHz, MLim: 1150 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.1.1
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
6.35% Terrible
Lighting 8.27
Reflection 6.85
Parallax 10.3
7% 8.46 fps
MRender 7.62
Gravity 7.27
Splatting 6
6% 6.96 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 6.35%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32
87GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 104 107 114 120 113 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
58.7% Above average
Read 93.5
Write 89.8
Mixed 67.5
SusWrite 111
67% 90.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.4
97% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 58.7%
Great: 70%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
319GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 83 83 81 83 83 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
48.5% Average
Read 86.5
Write 85
Mixed 62.2
SusWrite 82.5
58% 79.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.6
118% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 48.5%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston M08GD16P1600C10 Samsung M378B5773CH0-CH9 M08GD16P1600C10 Samsung M378B5773CH0-CH9 20GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
8192, 2048, 8192, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
44.8% Average
MC Read 16.1
MC Write 15.3
MC Mixed 14
43% 15.1 GB/s
SC Read 12.4
SC Write 13.4
SC Mixed 14
38% 13.3 GB/s
Latency 68.5
58% 68.5 ns

 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: 67% - Good Total price: $223
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