Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 47% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 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.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 49.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	1.11% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	20.8% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell OptiPlex 990
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 990 (all builds)
Memory	5.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180702
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 21 '24 at 22:29
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	42%

PC Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600-$188 185,630 User benchmarks, average bench 67% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	49.7% Average	Memory 64 1-Core 75.7 2-Core 98.6 50% 79.4 Pts	4-Core 191 8-Core 309 31% 250 Pts	64-Core 276 17% 276 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 5450 66,079 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Dell(1028 2126) 512MB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1901.0 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.11% Terrible	Lighting 1.2 Reflection 2.6 Parallax 1.6 1% 1.8 fps	MRender 2 Gravity 0.9 Splatting 2 1% 1.63 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.11% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 63 60 56 56 54 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	20.8% Poor	Read 228 Write 197 Mixed 191 SusWrite 69.8 38% 172 MB/s	4K Read 7 4K Write 7.1 4K Mixed 7.3 24% 7.13 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 20.8% Great: 134%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$53 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 260GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 258 323 335 320 275 317 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	56.4% Above average	Read 352 Write 344 Mixed 325 SusWrite 305 75% 332 MB/s	4K Read 16.6 4K Write 20.3 4K Mixed 16.6 57% 17.8 MB/s	DQ Read 190 DQ Write 81.3 DQ Mixed 142 103% 138 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 125%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5273CH0-CH9 4x4GB 1,553 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	42.6% Average	MC Read 15 MC Write 15.6 MC Mixed 14 42% 14.9 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 13.8 SC Mixed 12.5 36% 12.5 GB/s	Latency 96.1 42% 96.1 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 54%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 8: 0P 1R 1G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
8%	22%	9	19	10	60	24"	1920 1017	DELA07D DELL P2412H

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Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 60%

Destroyer

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 990

CPU
Core i7-2600Intel $188Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,655x
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	1,267x
Core i5-2500IntelBench 63%, 82,538 samples	692x

GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	766x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	324x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	306x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	177x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	74x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	71x

RAM
M378B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 48%, 11,003 samples	67x
HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 7,511 samples	60x
HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 4x4GBHynixBench 48%, 2,925 samples	60x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $216

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16