Dell OptiPlex 790

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 61.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.49% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	19% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Dell OptiPlex 790
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 790 (all builds)
Memory	4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130924
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 30 '19 at 17:12
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (40^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 2.75 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	61.5% Good	Memory 83.8 1-Core 42 2-Core 90.8 48% 72.2 Pts	4-Core 216 8-Core 296 32% 256 Pts	64-Core 326 20% 326 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 430 22,369 User benchmarks, average bench 3% PNY(196E 0828) 1GB CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	3.49% Terrible	Lighting 4.3 Reflection 4.92 Parallax 3.31 4% 4.18 fps	MRender 5.86 Gravity 4.3 Splatting 3.09 4% 4.41 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.49% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 120GB 22,489 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 52GB free (System drive) Firmware: P1222A SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 15 34 12 15 36 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	19% Very poor	Read 61.5 Write 85.3 Mixed 4.5 SusWrite 23.2 10% 43.6 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 25.4 4K Mixed 13.5 37% 14.4 MB/s	DQ Read 86.8 DQ Write 56.3 DQ Mixed 0.6 20% 47.9 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 19% Great: 83%
Generic Flash Disk 2GB 6,669 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 2GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.7 4.1 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	2.1% Terrible	Read 8 Write 4.8 Mixed 5.3 SusWrite 4.2 7% 5.57 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 0% 0.03 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.1% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Nanya NT4GC64B8HG0NF-CG 2x4GB 2,338 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	48.8% Average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 18.7 MC Mixed 16.3 50% 17.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.5 SC Write 9.4 SC Mixed 9.5 31% 10.8 GB/s	Latency 73.8 54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 53%

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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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Typical OptiPlex 790 Builds (Compare 5,337 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

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 $195Bench 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	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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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