Dell OptiPlex 390

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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.
Graphics8.92% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemDell OptiPlex 390
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 390  (all builds)
Memory5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120527
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateMay 28 '17 at 16:14
Run Duration86 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2400-$250
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75.4% Very good
Memory 92.7
1-Core 89.1
2-Core 175
71% 119 Pts
4-Core 338
8-Core 338
45% 338 Pts
64-Core 339
21% 339 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI HD 4870
Sapphire(174B E810) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
8.92% Terrible
Lighting 11.5
Reflection 9.65
Parallax 8.19
9% 9.77 fps
MRender 7.76
Gravity 7.7
Splatting 12.9
8% 9.44 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 8.92%
Great: 12%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 250GB-$23
166GB free (System drive)
Firmware: KC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
61.2% Good
Read 108
Write 106
Mixed 108
81% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.68
4K Write 1.02
4K Mixed 0.48
100% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 61.2%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 859B CT51264BA1339.C16F 8GB
1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
53.2% Above average
MC Read 18.7
MC Write 19.1
MC Mixed 16.8
52% 18.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 15.4
SC Mixed 16.6
45% 15.6 GB/s
Latency 62.8
64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 53.2%
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 2,499 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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