Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	1.06% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	62.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Dell OptiPlex 990
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 990 (all builds)
Memory	8.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180211
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	May 26 '20 at 23:43
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	MEX-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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-$195 185,630 User benchmarks, average bench 67% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	72.8% Very good	Memory 88.2 1-Core 93.9 2-Core 151 68% 111 Pts	4-Core 312 8-Core 442 47% 377 Pts	64-Core 451 28% 451 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 210 98,254 User benchmarks, average bench 1% EVGA(3842 1312) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.01 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.06% Terrible	Lighting 1.13 Reflection 2.27 Parallax 0.44 1% 1.28 fps	MRender 2.48 Gravity 0.77 Splatting 1.65 1% 1.63 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.06% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: 03070009 SusWrite @10s intervals: 272 58 59 58 59 58 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	62.9% Good	Read 462 Write 345 Mixed 296 SusWrite 94.2 67% 299 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 42.3 4K Mixed 30.7 103% 33.5 MB/s	DQ Read 150 DQ Write 141 DQ Mixed 118 96% 136 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 85%
Hitachi HCS721050CLA362 500GB 881 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 273GB free Firmware: JP2OA50G SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 123 123 124 124 123 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	73.9% Very good	Read 136 Write 132 Mixed 66.3 SusWrite 122 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5273CH0-CH9 Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 M378B5173QH0-CK0 12GB 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	29.7% Poor	MC Read 9.5 MC Write 9.2 MC Mixed 8.8 26% 9.17 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 10.4 SC Mixed 9.7 28% 9.83 GB/s	Latency 69.4 58% 69.4 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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Typical OptiPlex 990 Builds (Compare 3,962 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 60%

Destroyer

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 990

CPU
Core i7-2600Intel $195Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,649x
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	1,264x
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	303x

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: 67% - Good

Total price: $223

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16