Dell OptiPlex 790

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics14.4% 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 Drive100% 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.
Memory10GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 10GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
2 years ago, 2 years ago.
SystemDell OptiPlex 790
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 790  (all builds)
Memory7.2 GB free of 10 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120402
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 28 '21 at 21:01
Run Duration183 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing below expectations (37th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2700K-$89
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
77.1% Very good
Memory 89.2
1-Core 102
2-Core 173
72% 121 Pts
4-Core 357
8-Core 477
53% 417 Pts
64-Core 486
30% 486 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030
MSI(1462 8C98) 2GB
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 471.41
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
14.4% Very poor
Lighting 18
Reflection 17.9
Parallax 18.4
15% 18.1 fps
MRender 15.4
Gravity 19
Splatting 16.5
14% 17 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 14.4%
Great: 15%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76
191GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 374 364 364 368 369 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 474
Write 418
Mixed 400
SusWrite 364
93% 414 MB/s
4K Read 33.1
4K Write 59.3
4K Mixed 42.1
136% 44.8 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 349
DQ Mixed 365
275% 367 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 100%
Great: 129%
Seagate Desktop 8TB
4.5TB free
Firmware: 040B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 19 18 18 19 18 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
13.5% Very poor
Read 27.2
Write 19.5
Mixed 22.9
SusWrite 18.3
16% 22 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 0.6
188% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 13.5%
Great: 93%
WDC WD20 EARX-00PASB0 2TB
1.5TB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.4 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.1 1.8 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
9.98% Terrible
Read 29.1
Write 18.9
Mixed 20.7
SusWrite 1.7
21% 17.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
84% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 9.98%
Great: 47%
WDC WD15 EARS-60MVWB0 1.5TB
506GB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 14 14 14 14 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
8.39% Terrible
Read 27.8
Write 16
Mixed 15.2
SusWrite 13.7
23% 18.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.4
29% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 8.39%
Great: 10%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5773DH0-CH9 Micron 16JTF51264AZ-1G4M1 M378B5773DH0-CH9 M378B5773DH0-CH9 10GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
2048, 4096, 2048, 2048 MB
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
31.2% Below average
MC Read 10.7
MC Write 9.5
MC Mixed 9
28% 9.73 GB/s
SC Read 9.9
SC Write 10.7
SC Mixed 9.9
29% 10.2 GB/s
Latency 68.2
59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 31.2%
Great: 48%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 790 Builds (Compare 5,368 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 790

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $278
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