Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics46.3% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemDell OptiPlex 990
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 990  (all builds)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150826
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 10 '20 at 03:15
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600-$191
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
78.1% Very good
Memory 92.2
1-Core 99.5
2-Core 195
75% 129 Pts
4-Core 351
8-Core 471
52% 411 Pts
64-Core 469
29% 469 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155
PNY(196E 1327) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
46.3% Average
Lighting 60.8
Reflection 55.5
Parallax 48.9
50% 55.1 fps
MRender 44.4
Gravity 52.6
Splatting 49.5
40% 48.8 fps
Poor: 39%
This bench: 46.3%
Great: 46%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD40EDAZ-11SLVB0 4TB
3.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 160 181 181 179 179 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 188
Write 175
Mixed 89.1
SusWrite 163
113% 154 MB/s
4K Read 5.2
4K Write 7.9
4K Mixed 1.1
485% 4.73 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 102%
Great: 94%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 8GB-$7
3GB free, PID 1666
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.5 3.6 4.5 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
6.49% Terrible
Read 30.9
Write 10.7
Mixed 11.3
SusWrite 3.9
16% 14.2 MB/s
4K Read 4.9
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0.1
22% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 6.49%
Great: 22%
Adata DashDrive UV128 USB 3.0 32GB-$5
14GB free, PID db8a
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 20 20 20 20 20 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
9.51% Terrible
Read 31.1
Write 17.5
Mixed 20.5
SusWrite 19.6
28% 22.2 MB/s
4K Read 3.1
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
12% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 9.51%
Great: 37%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GU6BFR8A-PB Micron 16JTF1G64AZ-1G6E1 16GB
1333, 1333 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
51.3% Above average
MC Read 18.2
MC Write 17.7
MC Mixed 15.8
49% 17.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 16.6
46% 16.2 GB/s
Latency 63.7
63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 51.3%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 990 Builds (Compare 3,965 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 990

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $219
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