Dell OptiPlex 790

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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.
Graphics1.54% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive79.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemDell OptiPlex 790
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 790  (all builds)
Memory18.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120402
Uptime9.9 Days
Run DateAug 11 '20 at 17:31
Run Duration158 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600-$194
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
71.5% Very good
Memory 87.2
1-Core 92.4
2-Core 181
70% 120 Pts
4-Core 302
8-Core 466
47% 384 Pts
64-Core 462
29% 462 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R5 200
XFX(1682 5230) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
1.54% Terrible
Lighting 2.03
Reflection 2.08
Parallax 1.94
2% 2.02 fps
MRender 1.57
Gravity 1.57
Splatting 1.61
1% 1.58 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.54%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteon LCH-256V2S 256GB
125GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FC82202
SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 274 277 276 273 276 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
79.2% Very good
Read 461
Write 277
Mixed 264
SusWrite 272
71% 318 MB/s
4K Read 21.6
4K Write 55
4K Mixed 29.8
100% 35.5 MB/s
DQ Read 310
DQ Write 275
DQ Mixed 195
173% 260 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 98%
WD WD10JUCT-63J6SY0 1TB
814GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 102 105 106 105 105 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
57.6% Above average
Read 96.2
Write 100
Mixed 52.9
SusWrite 105
65% 88.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 1 MB/s
Poor: 25%
This bench: 57.6%
Great: 62%
WD My Book 1230 3TB
1.5TB free, PID 1230
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 27 27 28 27 27 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
16.3% Very poor
Read 30.1
Write 21
Mixed 22
SusWrite 27.3
33% 25.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
98% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 16.3%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 859B BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 873E LIFETIMEMEMORY.COM 24GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
32.5% Below average
MC Read 10.9
MC Write 10.3
MC Mixed 9.7
29% 10.3 GB/s
SC Read 10
SC Write 11.1
SC Mixed 10.5
30% 10.5 GB/s
Latency 70.2
57% 70.2 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 790 Builds (Compare 5,338 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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