Dell OptiPlex 790

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics8.17% 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 Drive55.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemDell OptiPlex 790
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 790  (all builds)
Memory5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1600 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180703
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJul 20 '19 at 20:08
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77.9% Very good
Memory 91.9
1-Core 90.2
2-Core 171
70% 118 Pts
4-Core 353
8-Core 458
52% 406 Pts
64-Core 460
28% 460 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 77.9%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 250
MSI(1462 3011) 2GB
CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 900 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.10.10.01
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
8.17% Terrible
Lighting 10.3
Reflection 10.2
Parallax 13.3
8% 11.3 fps
MRender 8.1
Gravity 10.1
Splatting 9.83
8% 9.35 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 8.17%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7PC128HAFU-000L1 128GB
61GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXM04L1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 163 185 207 193 215 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
55.4% Above average
Read 413
Write 226
Mixed 200
SusWrite 190
57% 257 MB/s
4K Read 16.1
4K Write 35
4K Mixed 17.7
66% 22.9 MB/s
DQ Read 268
DQ Write 52.9
DQ Mixed 95.8
87% 139 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 55.4%
Great: 74%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
727GB free
Firmware: CC38
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 113 112 113 114 115 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
57.7% Above average
Read 88.1
Write 102
Mixed 54.7
SusWrite 113
66% 89.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 1
168% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 57.7%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5773DH0-CH9 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
49.9% Average
MC Read 17.2
MC Write 17.8
MC Mixed 15.2
48% 16.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 16.6
45% 15.8 GB/s
Latency 64.3
62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 49.9%
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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