Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 76.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics8.94% 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 Drive56.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell OptiPlex 990
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 990  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110411
Uptime3.1 Days
Run DateJan 19 '21 at 13:05
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd 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, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
76.1% Very good
Memory 90.3
1-Core 91.4
2-Core 180
71% 121 Pts
4-Core 358
8-Core 364
48% 361 Pts
64-Core 358
22% 358 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 250
Diamond(1092 0250) 1GB
CLim: 1080 MHz, MLim: 1150 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 20.11.2
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
8.94% Terrible
Lighting 11
Reflection 13.6
Parallax 14.9
9% 13.2 fps
MRender 12.8
Gravity 11
Splatting 9.5
9% 11.1 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 8.94%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29
80GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK71E0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 50 49 43 48 51 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
56.7% Above average
Read 385
Write 230
Mixed 285
SusWrite 65.6
54% 241 MB/s
4K Read 22.9
4K Write 54.2
4K Mixed 20.1
89% 32.4 MB/s
DQ Read 160
DQ Write 314
DQ Mixed 135
131% 203 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 56.7%
Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
110GB free
Firmware: HP35
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 120 124 121 120 122 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
66.6% Good
Read 111
Write 60.6
Mixed 64.5
SusWrite 121
66% 89.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1
169% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 66.6%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5273DH0-CH9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
51.1% Above average
MC Read 17.6
MC Write 18.5
MC Mixed 16.2
50% 17.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 15.5
44% 15.5 GB/s
Latency 66.8
60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 51.1%
Great: 53%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 990 Builds (Compare 3,962 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: 67% - Good Total price: $222
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