Dell OptiPlex 790

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 50.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics4.14% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory10GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 10GB 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.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell OptiPlex 790
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 790  (all builds)
Memory8.3 GB free of 10 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110725
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 08 '21 at 07:32
Run Duration161 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU 26%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-2100-$49
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
50.9% Above average
Memory 66
1-Core 76.3
2-Core 126
54% 89.5 Pts
4-Core 208
8-Core 208
28% 208 Pts
64-Core 192
12% 192 Pts
Poor: 35%
This bench: 50.9%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro FX 1800
Nvidia(10DE 062C) 768MB
Ram: 768MB, Driver: 341.74
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
4.14% Terrible
Lighting 5.5
Reflection 8.4
Parallax 1.6
4% 5.17 fps
MRender 6.5
Gravity 3.5
Splatting 3.3
4% 4.43 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.14%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89
412GB free
Firmware: 1AG01118
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 89 87 90 89 91 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
45.9% Average
Read 71.2
Write 64.4
Mixed 47.4
SusWrite 88.5
50% 67.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 45.9%
Great: 59%
Hitachi HDT725032VLA380 320GB-$36
267GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V54OA7BA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 57 49 63 63 61 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
18.8% Very poor
Read 8.7
Write 21.9
Mixed 11.4
SusWrite 56.9
18% 24.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.8
106% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 18.8%
Great: 40%
Wilk USB DISK 2.0 8GB
3GB free, PID 4300
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.7 5.3 5.9 5.9 6 4.7 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
4.13% Terrible
Read 14.5
Write 5.2
Mixed 2
SusWrite 5.4
7% 6.78 MB/s
4K Read 3.6
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
13% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.13%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown GR1333D364L9/4G Samsung M378B5273CH0-CH9 Samsung M378B5773DH0-CH9 10GB
1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
45.8% Average
MC Read 16.7
MC Write 17.1
MC Mixed 15.3
47% 16.4 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 13.2
SC Mixed 13.4
37% 13.1 GB/s
Latency 111
36% 111 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 45.8%
Great: 47%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 790 Builds (Compare 5,338 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 790

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $278
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