Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 65.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	46.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	73.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	10GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Dell OptiPlex 990
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 990 (all builds)
Memory	3.9 GB free of 10 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180702
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 30 '21 at 12:40
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	26%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 above expectations (74^th percentile)	65.2% Good	Memory 85.4 1-Core 83.7 2-Core 161 66% 110 Pts	4-Core 256 8-Core 298 36% 277 Pts	64-Core 290 18% 290 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% PowerColor(148C 2379) CLim: 1244 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.8.2 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	46.6% Average	Lighting 59.1 Reflection 59.1 Parallax 78.3 48% 65.5 fps	MRender 60 Gravity 61.4 Splatting 43.1 44% 54.8 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Liteon IT LCS-256L9S 256GB 909 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 165GB free (System drive) Firmware: HC82201 SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 340 348 361 365 358 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	73.5% Very good	Read 422 Write 373 Mixed 265 SusWrite 355 79% 354 MB/s	4K Read 20.8 4K Write 36 4K Mixed 22 79% 26.3 MB/s	DQ Read 230 DQ Write 250 DQ Mixed 158 142% 212 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 252GB free Firmware: KC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 95 101 99 95 102 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	43.9% Average	Read 54 Write 55.7 Mixed 40 SusWrite 99 46% 62.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.5 89% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 88%
Kingston DT101 II 4GB 100 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 4GB free, PID 1625 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.6 7.5 4.6 4.2 4.6 4.2 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	5.25% Terrible	Read 19.8 Write 7.7 Mixed 2.5 SusWrite 5.4 10% 8.85 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 19% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.25% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5273DH0-CH9 029E CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 Hynix HMT325U6CFR8C-H9 10GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	41.1% Average	MC Read 13.7 MC Write 15.1 MC Mixed 12.5 39% 13.8 GB/s	SC Read 11.1 SC Write 13.7 SC Mixed 12.3 35% 12.4 GB/s	Latency 71.7 56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 48%

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Gaming 6%

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Desktop 60%

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Workstation 6%

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 990

CPU
Core i7-2600Intel $201Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,661x
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	1,270x
Core i5-2500IntelBench 63%, 82,538 samples	696x

GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	766x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	325x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	308x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	178x
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 4x4GBHynixBench 48%, 2,925 samples	61x
HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 7,511 samples	60x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $229

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16