Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 72.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	11.3% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	97.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	7GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 7GB 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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	Dell OptiPlex 990
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 990 (all builds)
Memory	4 GB free of 7 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180702
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '19 at 04:52
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (63^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 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	72.8% Very good	Memory 91.2 1-Core 86.8 2-Core 162 68% 113 Pts	4-Core 314 8-Core 328 43% 321 Pts	64-Core 330 20% 330 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
ATI HD 4870 22,563 User benchmarks, average bench 9% Sapphire(174B E131) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	11.3% Very poor	Lighting 14.4 Reflection 11.8 Parallax 9.97 12% 12.1 fps	MRender 9.76 Gravity 9.97 Splatting 16.5 10% 12.1 fps
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 11.3% Great: 12%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S31024G 1TB 10,952 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 812GB free (System drive) Firmware: X6107000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 443 447 455 455 454 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Read 442 Write 454 Mixed 302 SusWrite 448 93% 411 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 55.8 4K Mixed 37.1 117% 39.7 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 255 218% 320 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 121%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 195GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 87 88 88 88 88 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	45.8% Average	Read 72 Write 60.7 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 87.3 51% 68.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 181% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KP223C-ELD Samsung M378B5773CH0-CH9 KTW149-ELD Samsung M378B5773CH0-CH9 7GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 2048, 1024, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	46.7% Average	MC Read 15.8 MC Write 16.5 MC Mixed 14.7 45% 15.7 GB/s	SC Read 12.9 SC Write 15.4 SC Mixed 14.6 41% 14.3 GB/s	Latency 65.5 61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 51%

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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 6%

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Desktop 60%

Destroyer

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 990

CPU
Core i7-2600Intel $197Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,648x
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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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $225

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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