Dell OptiPlex 790

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	93.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (27%). 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	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 07 '21 at 09:25
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	27%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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-$195 185,630 User benchmarks, average bench 67% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	73.7% Very good	Memory 90.5 1-Core 90.9 2-Core 173 70% 118 Pts	4-Core 309 8-Core 443 47% 376 Pts	64-Core 472 29% 472 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 74%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend TS128GSSD230S 128GB 2,263 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0427BNR SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 416 387 326 314 126 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 370 Mixed 386 SusWrite 331 87% 389 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 69.2 4K Mixed 40.3 132% 46.2 MB/s	DQ Read 243 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 216 183% 264 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 110%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 396GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 126 119 120 122 57 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	69.8% Good	Read 132 Write 125 Mixed 60.3 SusWrite 111 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 151% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5273CH0-CH9 Micron 16JTF51264AZ-1G4M1 Micron 16JTF51264AZ-1G4M1 M378B5273CH0-CH9 16GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.2% Average	MC Read 16 MC Write 16.1 MC Mixed 14.9 45% 15.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 16.5 SC Mixed 17.1 45% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 66.6 60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 50%

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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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Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 57%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 790

CPU
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	2,196x
Core i7-2600Intel $195Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,323x
Core i5-2500IntelBench 63%, 82,538 samples	566x

GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	1,229x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	449x
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	85x
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 $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