Dell OptiPlex 390

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 71.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics89.6% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell OptiPlex 390
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 390  (all builds)
Memory5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20180624
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 11 '20 at 00:15
Run Duration104 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 18%
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 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E3-1240
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
71.5% Very good
Memory 91.9
1-Core 88.6
2-Core 169
70% 116 Pts
4-Core 277
8-Core 445
44% 361 Pts
64-Core 450
28% 450 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing below potential (53rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
89.6% Excellent
Lighting 113
Reflection 124
Parallax 115
92% 117 fps
MRender 140
Gravity 99.7
Splatting 83.5
85% 108 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 89.6%
Great: 97%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
138GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 114 135 134 148 149 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
68.1% Good
Read 107
Write 120
Mixed 73.2
SusWrite 130
79% 108 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
205% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 68.1%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KVT8FP-HYC 0707 HU564404EP0200 8GB
1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
50.7% Above average
MC Read 17.8
MC Write 17.8
MC Mixed 15.8
49% 17.1 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 16.2
SC Mixed 16.5
45% 15.7 GB/s
Latency 64.3
62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 50.7%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 390 Builds (Compare 2,500 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 390

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $278
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