Dell OptiPlex 790

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 71.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics95.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Memory12GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemDell OptiPlex 790
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 790  (all builds)
Memory8.7 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120402
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 25 '20 at 22:09
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600-$197
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
71.3% Very good
Memory 89
1-Core 92.4
2-Core 161
69% 114 Pts
4-Core 290
8-Core 449
46% 370 Pts
64-Core 457
28% 457 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 71.3%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.74
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
95.8% Outstanding
Lighting 140
Reflection 144
Parallax 135
114% 140 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 138
Splatting 0.04
60% 84.2 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 95.8%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33
165GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.03B01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 56 56 60 59 65 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
34.9% Below average
Read 61.8
Write 70.5
Mixed 43.3
SusWrite 59.3
43% 58.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.6
123% 1 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 34.9%
Great: 62%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
346GB free
Firmware: 15.01H15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 113 111 110 110 108 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
63.2% Good
Read 112
Write 104
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 108
70% 96 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
155% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 63.2%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown NT4GC64B8HG0NF-CG Hynix HMT451U6BFR8C-PB Transcend JM1333KLN-4G 12GB
1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
33.7% Below average
MC Read 11.2
MC Write 10.8
MC Mixed 10
30% 10.7 GB/s
SC Read 10.3
SC Write 11.7
SC Mixed 11
31% 11 GB/s
Latency 68.5
58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 33.7%
Great: 48%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 790 Builds (Compare 5,332 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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