Dell OptiPlex 790

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 56.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	14.2% 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.
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.

Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell OptiPlex 790
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 790 (all builds)
Memory	3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130924
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Oct 03 '21 at 23:10
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	SRB-User
Background CPU	36%

PC Performing as expected (45^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 below expectations (22^nd percentile)	56.7% Above average	Memory 70.3 1-Core 67.2 2-Core 116 52% 84.7 Pts	4-Core 247 8-Core 267 34% 257 Pts	64-Core 227 14% 227 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030 185,384 User benchmarks, average bench 14% Asus(1043 86DC) 2GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	14.2% Very poor	Lighting 17.9 Reflection 22.5 Parallax 18.2 15% 19.5 fps	MRender 15.2 Gravity 18 Splatting 16.5 14% 16.6 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 14.2% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gigabyte SSD 120GB-$31 13,685 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 233 Write 290 Mixed 265 59% 263 MB/s	4K Read 21.6 4K Write 37 4K Mixed 18 75% 25.5 MB/s	DQ Read 35.8 DQ Write 84.7 DQ Mixed 33.7 33% 51.4 MB/s
Poor: 38% Great: 86%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 278GB free Firmware: MS1OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 154 153 154 151 153 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Read 159 Write 133 Mixed 32.5 SusWrite 152 86% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 Samsung M378B5273DH0-CH9 8GB 96 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	34.6% Below average	MC Read 12.3 MC Write 12 MC Mixed 12 35% 12.1 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 7.5 SC Mixed 11 26% 9.1 GB/s	Latency 101 40% 101 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 34.6% Great: 52%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 8: 1R 1G 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
8%	17%	12	64	5	60	21.5"	1920 1080	GSM57A0 W2240

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Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 57%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 790

CPU
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	2,196x
Core i7-2600Intel $194Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,323x
Core i5-2500IntelBench 63%, 82,538 samples	566x

GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	1,229x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	449x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	394x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	202x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	85x
A400 120GBKingston $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	61x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	79x
HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 7,511 samples	59x
M378B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 48%, 11,003 samples	50x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $278

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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