Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 42%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 31.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics44.8% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (99%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell OptiPlex 990
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 990  (all builds)
Memory27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180702
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateDec 09 '22 at 05:09
Run Duration164 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 99%
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 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2400-$250
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
31.3% Below average
Memory 48.2
1-Core 39.7
2-Core 54
31% 47.3 Pts
4-Core 81.7
8-Core 104
12% 92.9 Pts
64-Core 93.7
6% 93.7 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 31.3%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155
CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3057 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 527.56
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
44.8% Average
Lighting 57.1
Reflection 82.2
Parallax 48.9
46% 62.7 fps
MRender 60.7
Gravity 43.5
Splatting 49.4
42% 51.2 fps
Poor: 39%
This bench: 44.8%
Great: 46%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$21
44GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0001SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 50 50 57 63 59 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
35.4% Below average
Read 67.6
Write 87.7
Mixed 37.7
SusWrite 55.7
46% 62.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.6
96% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 35.4%
Great: 61%
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$21
432GB free
Firmware: 0001SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 105 103 112 107 107 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
57.5% Above average
Read 94.1
Write 105
Mixed 41.9
SusWrite 107
63% 86.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.6
98% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 57.5%
Great: 61%
Toshiba MQ01ACF050 500GB-$150
131GB free
Firmware: AV001M
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 98 96 106 103 104 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
55.8% Above average
Read 93.6
Write 114
Mixed 50.7
SusWrite 101
66% 89.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
164% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 55.8%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
30.4% Below average
MC Read 11.5
MC Write 12.7
MC Mixed 9.3
32% 11.2 GB/s
SC Read 7
SC Write 7.6
SC Mixed 7.1
21% 7.23 GB/s
Latency 168
24% 168 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 30.4%
Great: 61%

 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: $222
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