Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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. 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 66.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	51.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	25.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Dell OptiPlex 990
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 990 (all builds)
Memory	4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20111230
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Nov 11 '19 at 20:29
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2400-$250 166,255 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	66.3% Good	Memory 91 1-Core 80.3 2-Core 161 67% 111 Pts	4-Core 235 8-Core 282 34% 259 Pts	64-Core 213 13% 213 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2974) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.12 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	51.8% Above average	Lighting 63.1 Reflection 68 Parallax 62.3 52% 64.5 fps	MRender 73.3 Gravity 62.3 Splatting 58.9 52% 64.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Adata SU635 240GB-$20 12,702 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 148GB free (System drive) Firmware: R1210A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 64 4.2 9.4 62 4.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	25.8% Poor	Read 450 Write 332 Mixed 5.8 SusWrite 39.1 45% 207 MB/s	4K Read 11.8 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.3 20% 5.3 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 25.8% Great: 97%
Hitachi HUA722020ALA330 2TB 7,666 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1.5TB free Firmware: JK0BB23N SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 112 119 118 118 116 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	66.2% Good	Read 114 Write 123 Mixed 59 SusWrite 117 75% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 131% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 70%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 32GB 23,482 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 25GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.4 4.2 5.5 4.6 3.9 4.5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	6.27% Terrible	Read 27.3 Write 7.2 Mixed 7.7 SusWrite 4 12% 11.6 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 2.5 105% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 6.27% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5773CH0-CH9 4x2GB 1,752 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	48.3% Average	MC Read 16.5 MC Write 18.3 MC Mixed 15.5 48% 16.8 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 12.7 SC Mixed 15.2 36% 12.6 GB/s	Latency 65.8 61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 52%

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

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Gaming 6%

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Desktop 60%

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Workstation 6%

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 990

CPU
Core i7-2600Intel $195Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,649x
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	1,264x
Core i5-2500IntelBench 63%, 82,538 samples	690x

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	303x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	176x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	74x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	71x

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

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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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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