Dell OptiPlex 790

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 15% Surfboard	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 11% 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 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 59.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	26.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	Dell OptiPlex 790
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 790 (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 20 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 12 '19 at 18:35
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	30%

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 i5-2400-$250 166,255 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Memory 80.2 1-Core 73.8 2-Core 121 57% 91.8 Pts	4-Core 231 8-Core 234 31% 233 Pts	64-Core 234 14% 234 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100 111,509 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Zotac(19DA 1376) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 441.12 Performing below potential (70^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	26.3% Poor	Lighting 32.8 Reflection 29.8 Parallax 28.2 27% 30.3 fps	MRender 33.9 Gravity 29.8 Splatting 30.4 26% 31.4 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 26.3% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Adata SU650 120GB-$14 42,288 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0922A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 22 15 19 26 26 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 37% Great: 88%
Seagate ST3500414CS 500GB 23,667 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 130GB free Firmware: CA14 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 64 65 66 74 77 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	45.7% Average	Read 91.8 Write 85.5 Mixed 46.2 SusWrite 67.4 53% 72.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 61%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 5TB 5,792 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0342 SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 25 26 27 27 27 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	14.4% Very poor	Read 23.2 Write 20.3 Mixed 25 SusWrite 25.7 18% 23.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0 91% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 14.4% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5584-005.A00LF 99U5471-036.A00LF 99U5584-005.A00LF 99U5584-005.A00LF 20GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance (0^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	34.4% Below average	MC Read 11.4 MC Write 13.3 MC Mixed 8.7 32% 11.1 GB/s	SC Read 10.8 SC Write 12 SC Mixed 12.2 33% 11.7 GB/s	Latency 80.2 50% 80.2 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 49%

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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	2,207x
Core i7-2600Intel $187Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,326x
Core i5-2500IntelBench 63%, 82,538 samples	568x

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	395x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	206x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	85x
A400 120GBKingston $28Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16