Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 72.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.74% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

Run History

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

System	Dell OptiPlex 990
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 990 (all builds)
Memory	14 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180702
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 17 '19 at 06:25
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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-$163 185,630 User benchmarks, average bench 67% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	72.6% Very good	Memory 91.5 1-Core 99.9 2-Core 194 75% 129 Pts	4-Core 291 8-Core 430 45% 361 Pts	64-Core 472 29% 472 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 8C93) 2GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 436.48 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	3.74% Terrible	Lighting 4.43 Reflection 4.35 Parallax 4.16 4% 4.31 fps	MRender 4.14 Gravity 3.87 Splatting 6.09 4% 4.7 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.74% Great: 4%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk X210 512GB-$152 1,667 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 292GB free (System drive) Firmware: X210706 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 399 Write 382 Mixed 238 75% 339 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 45.6 4K Mixed 25.5 93% 31.7 MB/s	DQ Read 319 DQ Write 170 DQ Mixed 124 124% 204 MB/s
Poor: 62% Great: 101%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 816GB free Firmware: 05.01D06 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 4,160 Write 33.9 Mixed 63 1,016% 1419 MB/s	4K Read 520 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 1.7 21,893% 174 MB/s
Poor: 35% Great: 76%
SanDisk Ultra Fit 123GB 3,622 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 109GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 154 Write 71.6 Mixed 80 115% 102 MB/s	4K Read 6.1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 2.9 186% 3.63 MB/s
Poor: 10% Great: 37%
WD My Book 1TB 10,299 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 13GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 31.4 Write 24.6 Mixed 23.9 33% 26.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 104% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 11% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBXL Micron 8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 04CD F3-12800CL9-4GBXL Micron 8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 16GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.7% Average	MC Read 17.1 MC Write 17.6 MC Mixed 15.1 47% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 16.7 46% 16.1 GB/s	Latency 64.9 62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 56%

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Gaming 6%

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Desktop 60%

Destroyer

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 990

CPU
Core i7-2600Intel $163Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,658x
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	1,269x
Core i5-2500IntelBench 63%, 82,538 samples	696x

GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	766x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	324x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	307x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	178x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	74x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	71x

RAM
M378B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 48%, 11,003 samples	67x
HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 4x4GBHynixBench 48%, 2,925 samples	61x
HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 7,511 samples	60x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $191

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16