Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 73.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	26.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	87% 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	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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Dell OptiPlex 990
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 990 (all builds)
Memory	9.1 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180702
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 25 '21 at 06:58
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2500 82,538 User benchmarks, average bench 63% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	73.4% Very good	Memory 87.8 1-Core 95.3 2-Core 171 70% 118 Pts	4-Core 340 8-Core 357 46% 348 Pts	64-Core 354 22% 354 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% XFX(1682 9275) 2GB CLim: 1060 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 21.4.1 Performing below potential (70^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	26.6% Poor	Lighting 34 Reflection 37.9 Parallax 45.6 28% 39.2 fps	MRender 31.8 Gravity 33.4 Splatting 25.9 24% 30.4 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 26.6% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 128GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 364 364 366 368 365 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	87% Excellent	Read 481 Write 362 Mixed 321 SusWrite 364 86% 382 MB/s	4K Read 22.4 4K Write 55.6 4K Mixed 31.1 103% 36.4 MB/s	DQ Read 279 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 198 178% 266 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 103%
Seagate ST9500325ASG 500GB 1,245 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 380GB free Firmware: 0009APM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 76 77 77 79 78 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	43.6% Average	Read 74.5 Write 71.4 Mixed 39.9 SusWrite 77.3 48% 65.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 123% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT125U6BFR8C-H9 Kingston 9905403-437.A01LF HMT125U6BFR8C-H9 Kingston 9905403-437.A01LF 12GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	51.3% Above average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 18.6 MC Mixed 16.2 50% 17.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 16.4 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 69.7 57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 52%

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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 6%

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Desktop 60%

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Workstation 6%

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 990

CPU
Core i7-2600Intel $157Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,658x
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	1,269x
Core i5-2500IntelBench 63%, 82,538 samples	696x

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	307x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	178x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	74x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	71x

RAM
M378B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 48%, 11,003 samples	67x
HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 4x4GBHynixBench 48%, 2,925 samples	61x
HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 7,511 samples	60x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $185

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $109	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16