Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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.
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 47.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.91% 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemDell OptiPlex 990
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 990  (all builds)
Memory6.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120821
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 16 '21 at 17:41
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User CRI-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing below expectations (34th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-2120-$170
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 1 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
47.6% Average
Memory 77
1-Core 85.4
2-Core 110
58% 90.8 Pts
4-Core 109
8-Core 108
14% 109 Pts
64-Core 110
7% 110 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 47.6%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 210
EVGA(3842 1312) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.01
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
0.91% Terrible
Lighting 1
Reflection 1
Parallax 0.5
1% 0.83 fps
MRender 2.2
Gravity 0.4
Splatting 1.4
1% 1.33 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 0.91%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HTS545016B9SA00 160GB
109GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PBBOC64G
SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 13 14 9.7 15 16 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
20.5% Poor
Read 53.5
Write 53.9
Mixed 33.6
SusWrite 17.6
29% 39.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.5
99% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 20.5%
Great: 35%
Toshiba MK1255GSX H 120GB
79GB free
Firmware: FG001Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 62 67 63 67 66 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
37.4% Below average
Read 64.9
Write 62.2
Mixed 28.1
SusWrite 65.3
40% 55.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.4
88% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 37.4%
Great: 41%
USB DISK 3.0 8GB
5GB free, PID 1400
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.6 3.7 3.5 3.9 4.3 4.8 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
6.07% Terrible
Read 27.4
Write 15.9
Mixed 14.4
SusWrite 4
18% 15.4 MB/s
4K Read 5.2
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0.5
36% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 6.07%
Great: 23%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5173QH0-CK0 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
43.8% Average
MC Read 15.1
MC Write 14.3
MC Mixed 14.6
42% 14.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 14.5
44% 15.3 GB/s
Latency 86.4
46% 86.4 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 43.8%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 990 Builds (Compare 3,959 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 990

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 67% - Good Total price: $225
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