Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics1.84% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive74.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemDell OptiPlex 990
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 990  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110411
Uptime4.1 Days
Run DateDec 07 '19 at 08:50
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User NZL-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600-$197
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
77.3% Very good
Memory 92.2
1-Core 96.3
2-Core 194
75% 128 Pts
4-Core 351
8-Core 420
50% 385 Pts
64-Core 418
26% 418 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 77.3%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6450
Dell(1028 2120) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
1.84% Terrible
Lighting 2.4
Reflection 2.46
Parallax 2
2% 2.29 fps
MRender 1.95
Gravity 1.6
Splatting 2.22
2% 1.92 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.84%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HFS256G32MND-2200A 256GB
174GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20200L00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 308 312 313 313 314 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
74.3% Very good
Read 447
Write 312
Mixed 298
SusWrite 312
77% 342 MB/s
4K Read 16.3
4K Write 42.3
4K Mixed 21.6
75% 26.7 MB/s
DQ Read 351
DQ Write 290
DQ Mixed 221
192% 287 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 74.3%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5273DH0-CH9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
49.3% Average
MC Read 17.4
MC Write 16.6
MC Mixed 15
47% 16.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 17.6
SC Mixed 17
47% 16.3 GB/s
Latency 63.8
63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 49.3%
Great: 53%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 990 Builds (Compare 3,959 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 990

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 67% - Good Total price: $225
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