Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 69.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics1.64% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive46.9% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell OptiPlex 990
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 990  (all builds)
Memory9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180702
Uptime1 Days
Run DateMar 05 '23 at 01:47
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing as expected (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600-$201
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
69.9% Good
Memory 88.9
1-Core 88.8
2-Core 171
69% 116 Pts
4-Core 276
8-Core 431
44% 354 Pts
64-Core 435
27% 435 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 69.9%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710
Nvidia(10DE 0000) 2GB
CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 266 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 353.62
Relative performance (0th percentile)
1.64% Terrible
Lighting 2
Reflection 2.3
Parallax 0.8
2% 1.7 fps
MRender 2.3
Gravity 2
Splatting 1.9
2% 2.07 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 1.64%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron_1100_MTFDDAK256TBN 256GB
13GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0MU020
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 105 101 81 70 93 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
46.9% Average
Read 362
Write 148
Mixed 155
SusWrite 90.2
42% 189 MB/s
4K Read 13.8
4K Write 53.6
4K Mixed 16.6
70% 28 MB/s
DQ Read 121
DQ Write 130
DQ Mixed 66.2
66% 106 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 46.9%
Great: 94%
Asmt ASM105X 500GB
260GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 28 28 28 28 29 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
23.2% Poor
Read 52.2
Write 28.5
Mixed 24.4
SusWrite 28.4
25% 33.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 0.2
4K Mixed 0.6
108% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 23.2%
Great: 71%
Hitachi HUA721010KLA330 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: GKAOA94A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 82 82 82 81 82 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
44.8% Average
Read 74.1
Write 80.9
Mixed 47.9
SusWrite 81.7
52% 71.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
162% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 44.8%
Great: 47%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HP698650-154-KEF 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
46.5% Average
MC Read 15.8
MC Write 16.9
MC Mixed 14.8
45% 15.8 GB/s
SC Read 12.4
SC Write 14.2
SC Mixed 14.1
39% 13.6 GB/s
Latency 68.6
58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 46.5%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 990 Builds (Compare 3,989 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: $229
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