Dell OptiPlex 790

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics14.5% 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 Drive102% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemDell OptiPlex 790
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 790  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120402
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 01 '21 at 20:21
Run Duration276 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (41st 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 (60th percentile)
74.2% Very good
Memory 87.9
1-Core 102
2-Core 195
74% 128 Pts
4-Core 328
8-Core 475
50% 401 Pts
64-Core 476
30% 476 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 74.2%
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)
14.5% Very poor
Lighting 18
Reflection 18.1
Parallax 18.6
15% 18.2 fps
MRender 15.4
Gravity 19.1
Splatting 16.9
14% 17.1 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 14.5%
Great: 15%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76
188GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 369 357 362 366 371 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 482
Write 414
Mixed 394
SusWrite 363
93% 413 MB/s
4K Read 33.4
4K Write 66.7
4K Mixed 42.1
140% 47.4 MB/s
DQ Read 389
DQ Write 352
DQ Mixed 368
277% 370 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 102%
Great: 129%
Seagate Desktop 8TB
4.5TB free
Firmware: 040B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 19 19 20 20 20 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
13.3% Very poor
Read 25.7
Write 20.7
Mixed 22.5
SusWrite 19.2
16% 22 MB/s
4K Read 2.3
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 0.5
207% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 13.3%
Great: 93%
WDC WD20 EARX-00PASB0 2TB
1TB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 13 13 12 13 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
12.8% Very poor
Read 27.9
Write 18.1
Mixed 21.3
SusWrite 12.6
26% 20 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
91% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 12.8%
Great: 47%
WDC WD15 EARS-60MVWB0 1.5TB
506GB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.2 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.6 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
5.96% Terrible
Read 29.1
Write 17.4
Mixed 16
SusWrite 1.7
19% 16 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.3
26% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 5.96%
Great: 10%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5273DH0-CH9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
48.3% Average
MC Read 17.2
MC Write 17
MC Mixed 15.2
47% 16.5 GB/s
SC Read 11
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 16
42% 14.5 GB/s
Latency 69.7
57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 48.3%
Great: 53%

 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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