Dell OptiPlex 790

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 72.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics53.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (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.
Memory10GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 10GB 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 790
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 790  (all builds)
Memory5.3 GB free of 10 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120402
Uptime5.7 Days
Run DateApr 11 '20 at 23:17
Run Duration105 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600-$187
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
72.3% Very good
Memory 91.5
1-Core 93.9
2-Core 178
72% 121 Pts
4-Core 287
8-Core 462
46% 375 Pts
64-Core 460
28% 460 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 72.3%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
53.9% Above average
Lighting 65.4
Reflection 65.2
Parallax 57.2
53% 62.6 fps
MRender 69.1
Gravity 63.6
Splatting 68.6
55% 67.1 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 53.9%
Great: 56%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$72
58GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.00A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 49 28 39 43 71 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
35.3% Below average
Read 78
Write 77
Mixed 43
SusWrite 44.9
45% 60.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
129% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 35.3%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT325U6CFR8C-H9 HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 10GB
1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
2048, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
42.2% Average
MC Read 14.5
MC Write 14.2
MC Mixed 12.7
39% 13.8 GB/s
SC Read 12.3
SC Write 14.8
SC Mixed 13.8
39% 13.6 GB/s
Latency 64.9
62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 42.2%
Great: 42%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 790 Builds (Compare 5,400 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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