Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 73.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics1.99% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive52.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 990
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 990  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180702
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateFeb 10 '22 at 20:26
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600-$195
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
73.1% Very good
Memory 88.8
1-Core 98.5
2-Core 192
74% 127 Pts
4-Core 312
8-Core 465
48% 388 Pts
64-Core 466
29% 466 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6450
Dell(1028 2120) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
1.99% Terrible
Lighting 2.6
Reflection 3.4
Parallax 2.4
2% 2.8 fps
MRender 2.3
Gravity 2
Splatting 2.1
2% 2.13 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.99%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 120GB-$63
65GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS131122
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 85 90 90 90 91 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
52.1% Above average
Read 200
Write 377
Mixed 96
SusWrite 99
44% 193 MB/s
4K Read 20.6
4K Write 38.7
4K Mixed 24.2
83% 27.8 MB/s
DQ Read 321
DQ Write 237
DQ Mixed 113
130% 224 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 52.1%
Great: 91%
Hitachi HTS541010B7E610 1TB
309GB free
Firmware: 03.01A03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 92 93 93 93 93 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
59% Above average
Read 114
Write 32.3
Mixed 62.6
SusWrite 91
55% 74.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 4.5
4K Mixed 0.3
150% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 59%
Great: 72%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT51264BA1339.C16F 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
50.1% Above average
MC Read 17.6
MC Write 17.5
MC Mixed 15.3
48% 16.8 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 17.6
SC Mixed 17.1
47% 16.5 GB/s
Latency 68.7
58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 50.1%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 990 Builds (Compare 3,962 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 990

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 67% - Good Total price: $223
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