Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 75.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive62.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 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.
Run History
SystemDell OptiPlex 990
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 990  (all builds)
Memory2.7 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1280 x 720 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20180702
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 07 '20 at 13:45
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User ARE-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2500
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75.4% Very good
Memory 92
1-Core 94.7
2-Core 185
73% 124 Pts
4-Core 338
8-Core 359
46% 349 Pts
64-Core 360
22% 360 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6700
Sapphire(174B E144) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 6% Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hkvsn HS-SSD-C10 120GB
75GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V4.7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 70 73 72 72 71 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
62.4% Good
Read 466
Write 337
Mixed 315
SusWrite 87.1
67% 301 MB/s
4K Read 31.8
4K Write 51.6
4K Mixed 21
102% 34.8 MB/s
DQ Read 140
DQ Write 220
DQ Mixed 33.4
66% 131 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 62.4%
Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$30
247GB free
Firmware: JC49
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 79 81 81 81 82 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
57.3% Above average
Read 119
Write 122
Mixed 69.8
SusWrite 80.7
72% 97.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1.1
190% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 57.3%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99P5474-004.A00LF 2x2GB
2 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
51.1% Above average
MC Read 17.8
MC Write 18.3
MC Mixed 15.7
49% 17.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 15.5
45% 15.8 GB/s
Latency 64
62% 64 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 51.1%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 990 Builds (Compare 3,994 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: $214
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