Dell OptiPlex 790

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 76.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.25% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive38.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemDell OptiPlex 790
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 790  (all builds)
Memory2.2 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170507
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 22 '20 at 02:41
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2500
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
76.6% Very good
Memory 92.5
1-Core 96.9
2-Core 186
74% 125 Pts
4-Core 358
8-Core 324
46% 341 Pts
64-Core 357
22% 357 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 76.6%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro 600
Nvidia(10DE 0835) 1GB
CLim: 640 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 353.62
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
3.25% Terrible
Lighting 4
Reflection 4.46
Parallax 3.53
3% 4 fps
MRender 5.43
Gravity 4.13
Splatting 2.83
3% 4.13 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.25%
Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Ocz-agility2 3.5 90GB
58GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.24
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 62 62 65 61 61 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
38.1% Below average
Read 106
Write 93.2
Mixed 102
SusWrite 62.8
20% 90.9 MB/s
4K Read 20.3
4K Write 40.6
4K Mixed 22.6
81% 27.8 MB/s
DQ Read 129
DQ Write 92.9
DQ Mixed 91.1
73% 104 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 38.1%
Great: 47%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5773DH0-CH9 2x2GB
2 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
50.7% Above average
MC Read 17.9
MC Write 18.1
MC Mixed 15.2
49% 17.1 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 14.9
45% 15.6 GB/s
Latency 63.2
63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 50.7%
Great: 50%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 790 Builds (Compare 5,331 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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