Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Surfboard	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 68.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	30.9% 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)
Boot Drive	58.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Dell OptiPlex 990
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 990 (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180211
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 21 '20 at 19:27
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600-$182 185,630 User benchmarks, average bench 67% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	68.5% Good	Memory 91.1 1-Core 96.8 2-Core 178 72% 122 Pts	4-Core 250 8-Core 406 40% 328 Pts	64-Core 465 29% 465 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 8C96) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	30.9% Below average	Lighting 38.5 Reflection 30.1 Parallax 37.3 31% 35.3 fps	MRender 37.7 Gravity 37.7 Splatting 35.1 30% 36.8 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 30.9% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$28 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 18 124 6.9 123 41 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	Read 404 Write 307 Mixed 290 SusWrite 67.5 60% 267 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 56.1 4K Mixed 20.2 93% 33.7 MB/s	DQ Read 164 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 133 132% 206 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 85%
SSD 960GB 1,660 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 830GB free Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 177 188 186 188 190 MB/s Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	60.1% Good	Read 186 Write 104 Mixed 214 SusWrite 170 38% 168 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 46.4 4K Mixed 30.1 105% 34.8 MB/s	DQ Read 213 DQ Write 222 DQ Mixed 184 148% 206 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 104%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E380 500GB 64,410 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 123GB free Firmware: GG2OA7A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 64 63 64 64 64 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	43.9% Average	Read 90.5 Write 76.5 Mixed 33.3 SusWrite 62.3 48% 65.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 106% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 58%
Seagate ST2000LM015-2E8174 2TB 39,476 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 128 132 134 134 130 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	51.6% Above average	Read 58.5 Write 105 Mixed 75.3 SusWrite 121 67% 90 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT325U6CFR8C-H9 859B CT51264BD160BJ.M8F 830B NT2GC64B8HC0NF-CG 859B CT51264BD160BJ.M8F 12GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	48.6% Average	MC Read 16.3 MC Write 17.1 MC Mixed 15 46% 16.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 17.4 SC Mixed 16.7 46% 16.1 GB/s	Latency 65.6 61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 50%

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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 $182Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,656x
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	1,268x
Core i5-2500IntelBench 63%, 82,538 samples	693x

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	306x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	177x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 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: 68% - Good

Total price: $210

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16