Dell OptiPlex 790

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith 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 73%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics69.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 790
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 790  (all builds)
Memory7.7 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180703
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateJul 18 '19 at 04:43
Run Duration179 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%
Watch Gameplay: 1660 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2400-$250
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
73% Very good
Memory 90.4
1-Core 85.3
2-Core 170
69% 115 Pts
4-Core 324
8-Core 317
43% 320 Pts
64-Core 318
20% 318 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 73%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$209
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2400 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 431.36
Performing below potential (63rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
69.3% Good
Lighting 91.1
Reflection 80.7
Parallax 76.5
74% 82.7 fps
MRender 80.7
Gravity 72
Splatting 68.3
60% 73.6 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 69.3%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$29
714GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 139 142 94 75 95 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
76.5% Very good
Read 154
Write 152
Mixed 97.2
SusWrite 113
95% 129 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.2
224% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 76.5%
Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$30
299GB free
Firmware: JC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 106 108 105 105 105 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
56.9% Above average
Read 92.3
Write 84
Mixed 60.7
SusWrite 106
63% 85.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1
174% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 56.9%
Great: 70%
WD My Book 1140 2TB
117GB free, PID 1140
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 67 67 65 65 65 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
27% Poor
Read 58.3
Write 58.5
Mixed 50.7
SusWrite 66
80% 58.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
71% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 27%
Great: 49%
WD My Book 1140 2TB
688GB free, PID 1140
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 86 88 86 86 87 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
38% Below average
Read 86
Write 65.5
Mixed 68
SusWrite 86.6
103% 76.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
102% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 38%
Great: 49%
WD My Passport 259F 2TB
2TB free, PID 259f
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 109 111 107 109 108 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
45.9% Average
Read 114
Write 112
Mixed 61.5
SusWrite 109
132% 99 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 45.9%
Great: 44%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 16GB
14GB free, PID a81d
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.5 11 11 11 11 11 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
7.06% Terrible
Read 24
Write 6.5
Mixed 8.7
SusWrite 11
14% 12.6 MB/s
4K Read 5
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
18% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 7.06%
Great: 9%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5773CH0-CH9 859B BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. M378B5773CH0-CH9 859B BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 12GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
50.2% Above average
MC Read 16.7
MC Write 18.6
MC Mixed 16.1
49% 17.1 GB/s
SC Read 14
SC Write 15.1
SC Mixed 15.7
43% 14.9 GB/s
Latency 66.7
60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 50.2%
Great: 51%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 790 Builds (Compare 5,399 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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