Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 63.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	2.13% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	102% 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.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Dell OptiPlex 990
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 990 (all builds)
Memory	2.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20180702
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 05 '21 at 19:29
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2400-$250 166,255 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	63.6% Good	Memory 69 1-Core 86.8 2-Core 172 62% 109 Pts	4-Core 337 8-Core 334 45% 336 Pts	64-Core 339 21% 339 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 7000 series (Engineering Sample - WDDM v1.20) 20 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Dell(1028 2120) 1GB Driver: aticfx32.dll Ver. 8.93.7.0 Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	2.13% Terrible	Lighting 2.8 Reflection 4.3 Parallax 2.5 2% 3.2 fps	MRender 2.5 Gravity 2 Splatting 2.2 2% 2.23 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.13% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SSD 250GB 2,741 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 67GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 159 160 121 111 110 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 456 Mixed 376 SusWrite 166 82% 366 MB/s	4K Read 40.6 4K Write 97 4K Mixed 54.1 182% 63.9 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 351 DQ Mixed 365 275% 368 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 126%
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2013)-$65 16,938 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1GB free Firmware: 01.0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 62.1 Write 59.8 Mixed 51.9 44% 57.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 28% Great: 71%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 3.0 32GB 4,247 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 3GB free, PID 5597 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.1 7.7 10 9 8.7 12 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	13.2% Very poor	Read 31.4 Write 15.7 Mixed 20.5 SusWrite 9.4 24% 19.2 MB/s	4K Read 3.2 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1.8 138% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 13.2% Great: 27%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5173DB0-CK0 M378B5173QH0-CK0 M378B5173QH0-CK0 M378B5173QH0-CK0 16GB 104 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48% Average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 18.8 MC Mixed 16.2 50% 17.4 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 13.8 SC Mixed 12.4 35% 12.2 GB/s	Latency 104 39% 104 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 60%

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Gaming 6%

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Desktop 60%

Destroyer

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 990

CPU
Core i7-2600Intel $194Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,649x
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	1,264x
Core i5-2500IntelBench 63%, 82,538 samples	690x

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	303x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	176x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	74x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	71x

RAM
M378B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 48%, 11,003 samples	67x
HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 7,511 samples	60x
HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 4x4GBHynixBench 48%, 2,925 samples	60x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $222

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $45	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