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 (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 74.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	79.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Dell OptiPlex 790
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 790 (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 07 '21 at 13:55
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246 143,007 User benchmarks, average bench 66% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	74.7% Very good	Memory 88.5 1-Core 91.5 2-Core 180 71% 120 Pts	4-Core 357 8-Core 336 47% 346 Pts	64-Core 351 22% 351 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 79%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Burst 240GB 26,886 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 187GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 411 283 93 92 92 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	79.6% Very good	Read 454 Write 380 Mixed 335 SusWrite 230 78% 350 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 56.8 4K Mixed 29.3 113% 38.6 MB/s	DQ Read 269 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 204 178% 262 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 94%
Seagate ST9750423AS 750GB-$74 3,332 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 680GB free Firmware: 0001SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 92 91 92 91 92 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	51.3% Above average	Read 88.4 Write 68.2 Mixed 49.3 SusWrite 90.7 54% 74.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.5 89% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 51%
Hitachi HUA722010CLA330 1TB-$38 10,195 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 912GB free Firmware: JP4OA3MA SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 137 135 136 137 138 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	75.4% Very good	Read 126 Write 136 Mixed 66.7 SusWrite 136 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 76%
ADATA NH13 500GB 199 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 319GB free, PID a13a Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 28 28 28 28 28 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	11.6% Very poor	Read 31.2 Write 21.1 Mixed 15.3 SusWrite 27.6 31% 23.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.4 25% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 11.6% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 Kingston 9905403-437.A01LF 8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 Kingston 9905403-443.A00LF 16GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	50.7% Above average	MC Read 17 MC Write 18.6 MC Mixed 16.3 49% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 16 44% 15.5 GB/s	Latency 69 58% 69 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 51%

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Gaming 7%

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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 $191Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,324x
Core i5-2500IntelBench 63%, 82,538 samples	567x

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 $30Bench 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 $269	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 $177	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