Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 72.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	0.61% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The 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.
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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell OptiPlex 990
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 990 (all builds)
Memory	3.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20111230
Uptime	4.7 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '21 at 01:02
Run Duration	213 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	72.9% Very good	Memory 88.4 1-Core 86.4 2-Core 171 68% 115 Pts	4-Core 333 8-Core 335 45% 334 Pts	64-Core 336 21% 336 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz) 150,891 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Dell(1028 047E) 2GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	0.61% Terrible	Lighting 0.5 Reflection 1.4 Parallax 0.7 0% 0.87 fps	MRender 2 Gravity 0.6 Splatting 1.2 1% 1.27 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 0.61% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 418GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 87 80 91 80 74 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	47.4% Average	Read 82.6 Write 83.1 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 82.5 56% 75.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 69%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 429GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 178 179 181 182 182 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 169 Mixed 98.8 SusWrite 180 117% 160 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.2 226% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 109%
Generic Flash Disk 64GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 58GB free, PID 1001 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.5 4.9 4.9 5.1 4.8 5.1 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	4.49% Terrible	Read 16.6 Write 3.5 Mixed 2.5 SusWrite 4.9 7% 6.88 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 16% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 4.49% Great: 5%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Elpida EBJ21EE8BDFA-DJ-F Hynix HMT325U7BFR8C-H9 EBJ21EE8BDFA-DJ-F Hynix HMT325U7BFR8C-H9 8GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	47.9% Average	MC Read 16.2 MC Write 17.5 MC Mixed 15.2 47% 16.3 GB/s	SC Read 12.9 SC Write 15.2 SC Mixed 14.9 41% 14.3 GB/s	Latency 69.1 58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 50%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	7	4	72	23.5"	1280 720	SAM0D2C C24F390

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Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 60%

Destroyer

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 990

CPU
Core i7-2600Intel $186Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,656x
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	1,267x
Core i5-2500IntelBench 63%, 82,538 samples	692x

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	306x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	177x
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 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 7,511 samples	60x
HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 4x4GBHynixBench 48%, 2,925 samples	60x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $214

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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