Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 60% Gunboat	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With 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 71.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	1.73% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell OptiPlex 990
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 990 (all builds)
Memory	1.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180702
Uptime	7.4 Days
Run Date	Feb 03 '21 at 10:19
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600-$197 185,630 User benchmarks, average bench 67% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	71.2% Very good	Memory 91.3 1-Core 91.1 2-Core 142 67% 108 Pts	4-Core 278 8-Core 438 44% 358 Pts	64-Core 432 27% 432 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6450 32,407 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Dell(1028 2120) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.2201.0 Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	1.73% Terrible	Lighting 2.2 Reflection 3 Parallax 2 2% 2.4 fps	MRender 2 Gravity 1.9 Splatting 2 2% 1.97 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.73% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 13GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR031 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 429 Write 420 Mixed 361 90% 403 MB/s	4K Read 21.1 4K Write 59.1 4K Mixed 30.8 103% 37 MB/s	DQ Read 235 DQ Write 260 DQ Mixed 238 182% 244 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 95%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 96GB free Firmware: 17.01H17 SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 78 85 81 86 84 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	44.5% Average	Read 78 Write 80.9 Mixed 59.7 SusWrite 76.8 55% 73.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 69%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 215GB free Firmware: 17.01H17 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 80 83 81 83 82 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	50.6% Above average	Read 95.3 Write 96.2 Mixed 63.6 SusWrite 80.6 62% 83.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 69%
Generic- SD/MMC 32GB 837 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 15GB free, PID 6362 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.4 11 11 11 12 12 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	5.16% Terrible	Read 16.6 Write 1.7 Mixed 8.5 SusWrite 11 11% 9.45 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 6% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 5.16% Great: 22%
WD My Passport 07A8 1TB 5,659 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 315GB free, PID 07a8 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 14 14 14 14 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	13.7% Very poor	Read 31.8 Write 27.9 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 14.4 31% 23.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 90% 1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 13.7% Great: 46%
WD My Passport 2627 5TB 4,990 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 4TB free, PID 2627 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 16 16 16 16 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	14.5% Very poor	Read 39.7 Write 30.4 Mixed 25.9 SusWrite 15.8 36% 28 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 91% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 14.5% Great: 65%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB 31,309 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 578GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 14 14 14 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	11.9% Very poor	Read 20.4 Write 15.4 Mixed 16.1 SusWrite 13.7 22% 16.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 11.9% Great: 65%
WD My Book 1140 2TB 10,094 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 69GB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 14 14 14 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	11% Very poor	Read 20.3 Write 16.6 Mixed 18 SusWrite 13.7 23% 17.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 85% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 11% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8JTF25664AZ-1G4D1 Kingston 99U5595-005.A00LF 8JTF25664AZ-1G4D1 Kingston 99U5595-005.A00LF 8GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	43.3% Average	MC Read 15.7 MC Write 16 MC Mixed 14.6 44% 15.4 GB/s	SC Read 6.3 SC Write 9.1 SC Mixed 9.5 24% 8.3 GB/s	Latency 65.4 61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 49%

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Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 60%

Destroyer

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 990

CPU
Core i7-2600Intel $197Bench 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: $225

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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