Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 73.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics12.3% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive96.9% 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.
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.
Run History
SystemDell OptiPlex 990
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 990  (all builds)
Memory4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180702
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJul 31 '21 at 22:03
Run Duration223 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600-$194
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
73.9% Very good
Memory 92
1-Core 98.1
2-Core 175
73% 122 Pts
4-Core 303
8-Core 470
48% 386 Pts
64-Core 474
29% 474 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 73.9%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030
MSI(1462 8C98) 2GB
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 525 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 471.41
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
12.3% Very poor
Lighting 15.8
Reflection 19.4
Parallax 15
13% 16.7 fps
MRender 5.9
Gravity 17.6
Splatting 15.6
11% 13 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 12.3%
Great: 15%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
170GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 443 335 302 299 301 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
96.9% Outstanding
Read 476
Write 426
Mixed 412
SusWrite 342
93% 414 MB/s
4K Read 31
4K Write 60.4
4K Mixed 41
132% 44.1 MB/s
DQ Read 390
DQ Write 322
DQ Mixed 365
271% 359 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 96.9%
Great: 128%
WD WD20EURX 2TB-$39
827GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 122 121 122 124 124 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
72.5% Very good
Read 132
Write 108
Mixed 70.3
SusWrite 120
79% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.8
156% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 72.5%
Great: 86%
SanDisk Ultra Flair USB 3.0 64GB-$7
9GB free, PID 5591
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 22 22 22 21 13 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
17.3% Very poor
Read 27.5
Write 17.2
Mixed 17.3
SusWrite 19.8
26% 20.5 MB/s
4K Read 3.1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 2.9
202% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 17.3%
Great: 40%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
28.6% Poor
MC Read 9.4
MC Write 8.4
MC Mixed 8.2
25% 8.67 GB/s
SC Read 8.8
SC Write 9.6
SC Mixed 9.3
26% 9.23 GB/s
Latency 64
62% 64 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 28.6%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 30: 3R 2G 9B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
30% 11% 129 198 103 60 23" 1360 768 TSB010F TOSHIBA-TV
History: Score 25: 3R 3G 1B | Score 30: 3R 2G 9B
Typical OptiPlex 990 Builds (Compare 3,962 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: 68% - Good Total price: $222
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