Dell OptiPlex 790

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 35% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 58.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	80.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	57.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (77%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Dell OptiPlex 790
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 790 (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130924
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 11 '19 at 15:32
Run Duration	114 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	77%

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PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2500 82,538 User benchmarks, average bench 63% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	58.5% Above average	Memory 79.7 1-Core 73.8 2-Core 140 59% 97.8 Pts	4-Core 212 8-Core 248 30% 230 Pts	64-Core 168 10% 168 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 8593) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.15 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	80.3% Excellent	Lighting 105 Reflection 129 Parallax 115 85% 116 fps	MRender 107 Gravity 107 Splatting 57.9 71% 90.4 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 110%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OWC Mercury EXTREME Pro 6G SSD 480GB 197 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 101GB free (System drive) Firmware: 504ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 209 244 237 244 214 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	57.3% Above average	Read 411 Write 268 Mixed 262 SusWrite 226 65% 292 MB/s	4K Read 21.7 4K Write 16 4K Mixed 18.9 66% 18.9 MB/s	DQ Read 226 DQ Write 81.8 DQ Mixed 94 85% 134 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451U7AFR8C-RD HMT451U7AFR8C-RD HMT451U7AFR8C-RD Elpida EBJ40EG8BFWB-JS-F 16GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance (0^th percentile)	38.7% Below average	MC Read 12.8 MC Write 15.8 MC Mixed 13 40% 13.9 GB/s	SC Read 9.3 SC Write 7.1 SC Mixed 7.3 23% 7.9 GB/s	Latency 81 49% 81 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 68%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 7%

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Desktop 57%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 790

CPU
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	2,196x
Core i7-2600Intel $194Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,323x
Core i5-2500IntelBench 63%, 82,538 samples	566x

GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	1,229x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	449x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	394x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	202x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	85x
A400 120GBKingston $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	61x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	79x
HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 7,511 samples	59x
M378B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 48%, 11,003 samples	50x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $278

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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