Dell OptiPlex 790

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics121% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive70.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Run History
23 months ago, 23 months ago.
SystemDell OptiPlex 790
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 790  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130924
Uptime5.8 Days
Run DateMay 21 '22 at 19:02
Run Duration165 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing below expectations (35th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600-$197
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
71.5% Very good
Memory 91.9
1-Core 89.8
2-Core 172
70% 118 Pts
4-Core 277
8-Core 451
45% 364 Pts
64-Core 437
27% 437 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.15
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
121% Outstanding
Lighting 167
Reflection 149
Parallax 163
136% 160 fps
MRender 166
Gravity 127
Splatting 111
107% 135 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 121%
Great: 136%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 512GB-$129
80GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM05B0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 238 111 104 188 349 MB/s
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
70.3% Very good
Read 168
Write 107
Mixed 186
SusWrite 213
38% 169 MB/s
4K Read 25.3
4K Write 61.7
4K Mixed 37.6
119% 41.5 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 207
DQ Mixed 156
153% 249 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 70.3%
Great: 118%
Jmicron Tech 256GB
238GB free
Firmware: 0204
SusWrite @10s intervals: 428 435 73 100 126 108 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
72.9% Very good
Read 493
Write 485
Mixed 426
SusWrite 212
91% 404 MB/s
4K Read 24
4K Write 44.5
4K Mixed 26.7
94% 31.7 MB/s
DQ Read 263
DQ Write 241
DQ Mixed 246
186% 250 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 72.9%
Great: 85%
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$70
119GB free
Firmware: EXM02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 231 234 241 240 239 MB/s
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
73.5% Very good
Read 254
Write 236
Mixed 228
SusWrite 233
54% 238 MB/s
4K Read 30.4
4K Write 69.2
4K Mixed 36.9
130% 45.5 MB/s
DQ Read 205
DQ Write 192
DQ Mixed 197
148% 198 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 73.5%
Great: 119%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
48.6% Average
MC Read 16.7
MC Write 17
MC Mixed 15.2
47% 16.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 15.8
SC Mixed 15.9
43% 15.2 GB/s
Latency 64.3
62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 48.6%
Great: 64%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 790 Builds (Compare 5,333 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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