Dell OptiPlex 790

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.22% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	75.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Dell OptiPlex 790
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 790 (all builds)
Memory	6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Oct 03 '19 at 22:25
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600-$197 185,630 User benchmarks, average bench 67% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	70.5% Very good	Memory 93 1-Core 97.1 2-Core 175 73% 122 Pts	4-Core 260 8-Core 471 44% 366 Pts	64-Core 468 29% 468 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro 600 15,964 User benchmarks, average bench 3% HP(103C 0835) 1GB CLim: 640 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 377.83 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	3.22% Terrible	Lighting 3.97 Reflection 4.31 Parallax 3.53 3% 3.94 fps	MRender 5.48 Gravity 3.9 Splatting 2.83 3% 4.07 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.22% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 223GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR070 SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 328 317 162 134 136 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	75.2% Very good	Read 445 Write 325 Mixed 303 SusWrite 230 73% 326 MB/s	4K Read 22.6 4K Write 53.9 4K Mixed 31.2 103% 35.9 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 272 DQ Mixed 242 186% 250 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 931GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 187 185 181 190 190 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 146 Mixed 73 SusWrite 187 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 171% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 113%
Verbatim STORE N GO 4GB 2,873 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 2GB free, PID 0304 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.9 3.3 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.7 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	1.95% Terrible	Read 6.2 Write 0.7 Mixed 2.5 SusWrite 3.5 4% 3.22 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 4% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.95% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1333 C9 2x4GB 7,510 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	51.8% Above average	MC Read 18.5 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 16 50% 17.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 16 45% 15.7 GB/s	Latency 62 64% 62 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 54%

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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	2,193x
Core i7-2600Intel $197Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,323x
Core i5-2500IntelBench 63%, 82,538 samples	565x

GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	1,229x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	447x
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	84x
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 $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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