Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics1.01% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 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.
SystemDell OptiPlex 990
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 990  (all builds)
Memory1.7 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20120306
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 16 '20 at 08:03
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
75% Very good
Memory 92.3
1-Core 90
2-Core 178
71% 120 Pts
4-Core 331
8-Core 359
46% 345 Pts
64-Core 357
22% 357 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 75%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)
Dell(1028 047E) 1.5GB
Driver: igdumdx32.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2361
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
1.01% Terrible
Lighting 1.07
Reflection 1.62
Parallax 1
1% 1.23 fps
MRender 1.81
Gravity 0.8
Splatting 2
1% 1.54 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.01%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
ARRAY 1TB
819GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 181 162 174 177 174 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
64.9% Good
Read 54.8
Write 162
Mixed 53.8
SusWrite 171
80% 110 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 1
174% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 64.9%
Great: 96%
Intenso Premium Line 16GB
4GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.7 8.9 8.1 8.5 8.9 8.2 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
8.43% Terrible
Read 32
Write 5.3
Mixed 13.5
SusWrite 8.5
16% 14.8 MB/s
4K Read 3
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.8
52% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 8.43%
Great: 26%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston K1N7HK-HYC 2x2GB
2 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
49.4% Average
MC Read 17.7
MC Write 17.2
MC Mixed 15.2
48% 16.7 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 15.8
SC Mixed 14.7
42% 14.8 GB/s
Latency 63.5
63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 49.4%
Great: 50%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 990 Builds (Compare 3,979 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: 68% - Good Total price: $208
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