Dell OptiPlex 790

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 75.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics61.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive29.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
SystemDell OptiPlex 790
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 790  (all builds)
Memory6.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130924
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 29 '19 at 18:55
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2400-$250
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75.4% Very good
Memory 92.8
1-Core 89
2-Core 172
71% 118 Pts
4-Core 336
8-Core 336
45% 336 Pts
64-Core 334
21% 334 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2064 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (100th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (75 fps cap detected)
61.7% Good
Lighting 76.4
Reflection 75.6
Parallax 73.1
62% 75 fps
MRender 74.4
Gravity 72.7
Splatting 74.6
61% 73.9 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 61.7%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit LAT-128M2S 128GB
20GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PMDA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 151 150 152 152 133 MB/s
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
29.4% Poor
Read 249
Write 152
Mixed 174
SusWrite 148
40% 181 MB/s
4K Read 7.7
4K Write 13.2
4K Mixed 9.2
30% 10 MB/s
DQ Read 16.7
DQ Write 22.9
DQ Mixed 8
9% 15.9 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 29.4%
Great: 52%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31
251GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 127 127 128 128 126 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
84.7% Excellent
Read 168
Write 139
Mixed 89.2
SusWrite 127
96% 131 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
244% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 84.7%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KP382H-HYC 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
54.1% Above average
MC Read 18.6
MC Write 19.5
MC Mixed 17.4
53% 18.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 16
SC Mixed 17.1
46% 16 GB/s
Latency 62.5
64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 54.1%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 790 Builds (Compare 5,351 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 790

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $278
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