Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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 73.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	73.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Dell OptiPlex 990
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 990 (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120717
Uptime	3.9 Days
Run Date	Jun 18 '20 at 21:51
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	USA-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-$188 185,630 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)	73.3% Very good	Memory 90.7 1-Core 93.1 2-Core 176 71% 120 Pts	4-Core 303 8-Core 445 47% 374 Pts	64-Core 454 28% 454 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 74%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
BTO-480GB 480GB 159 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 288GB free (System drive) Firmware: FW191123 SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 393 385 384 380 383 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	73.1% Very good	Read 444 Write 384 Mixed 337 SusWrite 368 86% 383 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 50.4 4K Mixed 11.4 79% 28.9 MB/s	DQ Read 178 DQ Write 284 DQ Mixed 18.8 74% 160 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 87%
SABRENT 250GB 481 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 226GB free Firmware: 0204 SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 27 27 27 27 27 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	3.42% Terrible	Read 26.5 Write 21.8 Mixed 20.5 SusWrite 26.7 5% 23.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 2% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 3.42% Great: 82%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x4GB 106,178 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	47.2% Average	MC Read 15.9 MC Write 16.6 MC Mixed 14.8 45% 15.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 15.5 43% 15 GB/s	Latency 66.2 60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 61%

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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%

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Desktop 60%

Destroyer

Workstation 6%

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 990

CPU
Core i7-2600Intel $188Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,656x
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	1,267x
Core i5-2500IntelBench 63%, 82,538 samples	692x

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	306x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $25Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	177x
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 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 7,511 samples	60x
HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 4x4GBHynixBench 48%, 2,925 samples	60x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $213

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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