Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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. 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 69.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	16.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The 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.
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.

Very high background CPU (47%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Dell OptiPlex 990
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 990 (all builds)
Memory	9.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180702
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 09 '20 at 20:14
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	47%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2400-$250 166,255 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	69.7% Good	Memory 83.7 1-Core 86.7 2-Core 171 67% 114 Pts	4-Core 323 8-Core 329 43% 326 Pts	64-Core 323 20% 323 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% XFX(1682 C570) CLim: 1536 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.5.1 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	16.8% Very poor	Lighting 0.1 Reflection 66 Parallax 88.6 0% 51.6 fps	MRender 66.1 Gravity 62.8 Splatting 54 49% 60.9 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 16.8% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD WD10SPZX-00HKTT0 1TB 294,991 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 683GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 105 101 103 38 52 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	48.1% Average	Read 88.5 Write 93.4 Mixed 59.5 SusWrite 78.2 59% 79.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.5 159% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 79%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 150GB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 139GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 104 100 102 104 105 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	66.2% Good	Read 127 Write 124 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 103 74% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.3 244% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 4JTF25664AZ-1G6E1 0443 RMR5030EF68F9W1600 4JTF25664AZ-1G6E1 M378B1G73AH0-K0 12GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	49.4% Average	MC Read 16.7 MC Write 18.5 MC Mixed 15.8 49% 17 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 15.2 42% 14.9 GB/s	Latency 74 54% 74 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 49%

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

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Typical OptiPlex 990 Builds (Compare 3,983 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 $158Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,658x
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	1,269x
Core i5-2500IntelBench 63%, 82,538 samples	696x

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	307x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	178x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	74x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	71x

RAM
M378B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 48%, 11,003 samples	67x
HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 4x4GBHynixBench 48%, 2,925 samples	61x
HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 7,511 samples	60x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $186

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16