Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 71.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	42.6% 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 Drive	The 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.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Dell OptiPlex 990
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 990 (all builds)
Memory	7.2 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170505
Uptime	5.7 Days
Run Date	Sep 21 '20 at 00:36
Run Duration	108 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing as expected (58^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 way above expectations (99^th percentile)	71.5% Very good	Memory 85.9 1-Core 87.4 2-Core 172 68% 115 Pts	4-Core 332 8-Core 325 44% 328 Pts	64-Core 333 21% 333 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% MSI(1462 341A) CLim: 1268 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.4.2 Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.6% Average	Lighting 50.4 Reflection 63.7 Parallax 72 41% 62 fps	MRender 63.4 Gravity 51.2 Splatting 53.3 46% 56 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 49%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 250GB-$33 44,469 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 118GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 59 68 72 84 87 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	47.6% Average	Read 93.9 Write 80.7 Mixed 57.3 SusWrite 71.7 56% 75.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 168% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown NT2GC64B88B0NF-CG 029E CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 830B NT2GC64B88B0NF-CG 029E CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 12GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	51% Above average	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 18.6 MC Mixed 16.3 50% 17.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 15.7 SC Mixed 16 44% 15.5 GB/s	Latency 71.3 56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 51%

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

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Gaming 6%

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Desktop 60%

Destroyer

Workstation 6%

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 990

CPU
Core i7-2600Intel $195Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,649x
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	1,264x
Core i5-2500IntelBench 63%, 82,538 samples	690x

GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	766x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	324x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	303x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	176x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	74x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	71x

RAM
M378B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 48%, 11,003 samples	67x
HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 7,511 samples	60x
HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 4x4GBHynixBench 48%, 2,925 samples	60x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $223

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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