Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 73.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	66.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Dell OptiPlex 990
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 990 (all builds)
Memory	4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180702
Uptime	3.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 18 '21 at 07:45
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (54^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-$162 185,630 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 (94^th percentile)	73.5% Very good	Memory 90.9 1-Core 86.4 2-Core 168 69% 115 Pts	4-Core 309 8-Core 410 46% 360 Pts	64-Core 438 27% 438 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100 111,509 User benchmarks, average bench 26% EVGA(3842 1953) 2GB CLim: 1612 MHz, MLim: 1902 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 466.77 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 37.8 Reflection 41.2 Parallax 33.2 31% 37.4 fps	Gravity 35.4 Splatting 31.5 29% 33.5 fps
Poor: 22% Great: 28%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 240GB-$20 61,417 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 113GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900612 SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 87 45 70 81 75 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	66.7% Good	Read 396 Write 372 Mixed 310 SusWrite 92.2 65% 293 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 59.9 4K Mixed 28 105% 37.4 MB/s	DQ Read 268 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 188 172% 260 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 91%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5273CH0-CH9 2x4GB 5,657 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.8% Average	MC Read 16.5 MC Write 16.6 MC Mixed 15.2 46% 16.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 15.6 SC Mixed 14.8 42% 14.7 GB/s	Latency 65.9 61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 53%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 20: 1R 3G 6B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
20%	13%	75	287	206	240	24.5"	1920 1080	DELA17C AW2521HFL

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Gaming 6%

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Desktop 60%

Destroyer

Workstation 6%

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 990

CPU
Core i7-2600Intel $162Bench 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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Total price: $190

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	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