Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 60% Gunboat	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 65%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	1.15% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	94.8% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell OptiPlex 990
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 990 (all builds)
Memory	7.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20111230
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Feb 15 '20 at 18:14
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2500 82,538 User benchmarks, average bench 63% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	65% Good	Memory 70.9 1-Core 96.1 2-Core 187 67% 118 Pts	4-Core 339 8-Core 358 46% 348 Pts	64-Core 353 22% 353 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 5450 66,079 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Device(1545 5450) 512MB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.15% Terrible	Lighting 1.37 Reflection 1.88 Parallax 1.62 1% 1.63 fps	MRender 1.81 Gravity 0.83 Splatting 1.78 1% 1.48 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.15% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 297GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 424 427 432 440 432 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 378 Mixed 356 SusWrite 427 92% 407 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 61.3 4K Mixed 33.1 112% 39.5 MB/s	DQ Read 336 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 357 265% 348 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 121%
WD 5000BEV External 500GB 401 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 169GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 27 28 28 29 29 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	14.7% Very poor	Read 28.8 Write 18 Mixed 20.8 SusWrite 28 32% 23.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 14.7% Great: 20%
WD My Passport 083A 1TB 1,797 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 127GB free, PID 083a Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 20 20 20 20 20 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	14% Very poor	Read 29.7 Write 19.7 Mixed 21.1 SusWrite 19.8 29% 22.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 14% Great: 45%
WD My Passport Essential USB 3.0 1TB 2,431 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 19GB free, PID 0730 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 20 20 20 20 20 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	10.8% Very poor	Read 29.2 Write 21.7 Mixed 18.8 SusWrite 19.8 29% 22.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.4 39% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 10.8% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CML8GX3M2A1600C9 029E CML8GX3M2A1600C9 Samsung M378B5273CH0-CH9 12GB 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	44.2% Average	MC Read 15.2 MC Write 17 MC Mixed 13.8 44% 15.3 GB/s	SC Read 12.8 SC Write 15.7 SC Mixed 13.2 40% 13.9 GB/s	Latency 99.4 40% 99.4 ns

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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%

Tree trunk

Desktop 60%

Destroyer

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 990

CPU
Core i7-2600Intel $187Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,652x
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	1,265x
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	304x

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: 68% - Good

Total price: $215

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16