Dell OptiPlex 790

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 1% Tree trunk	Desktop 53% Yacht	Workstation 1% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 59.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Dell OptiPlex 790
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 790 (all builds)
Memory	4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120402
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '20 at 03:39
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	30%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2400-$250 166,255 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	Memory 76.4 1-Core 85.6 2-Core 162 63% 108 Pts	4-Core 253 8-Core 244 34% 249 Pts	64-Core 247 15% 247 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz) 150,891 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Dell(1028 04AD) 2GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1% Terrible	Lighting 1.07 Reflection 1.31 Parallax 0.94 1% 1.1 fps	MRender 1.62 Gravity 0.77 Splatting 2 1% 1.46 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3FD6SD Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 250 Write 227 Mixed 87.9 42% 188 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 44.3 4K Mixed 22.5 87% 30 MB/s	DQ Read 178 DQ Write 84 DQ Mixed 93.4 79% 118 MB/s
Poor: 44% Great: 82%
Seagate ST1000VM002-1CT162 1TB 39,407 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 870GB free Firmware: SC11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 160 160 162 161 160 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 174 Mixed 75 SusWrite 160 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT102464BD160B.M16 1x8GB 2,935 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	25.8% Poor	MC Read 7.1 MC Write 8.9 MC Mixed 8.4 23% 8.13 GB/s	SC Read 8 SC Write 9.6 SC Mixed 7.6 24% 8.4 GB/s	Latency 87.6 46% 87.6 ns
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 25.8% Great: 34%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical OptiPlex 790 Builds (Compare 5,333 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 57%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 790

CPU
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	2,193x
Core i7-2600Intel $197Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,323x
Core i5-2500IntelBench 63%, 82,538 samples	565x

GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	1,229x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	447x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	394x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	202x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	84x
A400 120GBKingston $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	61x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	79x
HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 7,511 samples	59x
M378B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 48%, 11,003 samples	50x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $278

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16