Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	6.33% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	47.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell OptiPlex 990
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 990 (all builds)
Memory	6.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180702
Uptime	32 Days
Run Date	Feb 19 '24 at 01:11
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing below expectations (34^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-$187 185,630 User benchmarks, average bench 67% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	67.9% Good	Memory 89.4 1-Core 87 2-Core 170 69% 115 Pts	4-Core 253 8-Core 403 40% 328 Pts	64-Core 431 27% 431 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 550-$79 79,894 User benchmarks, average bench 14% AMD(1002 0B04) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1183 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 22.11.2 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	6.33% Terrible	Lighting 0.3 Reflection 26.5 Parallax 21.8 0% 16.2 fps	MRender 24.2 Gravity 16.9 Splatting 24.6 18% 21.9 fps
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 6.33% Great: 16%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Liteon CV3-CE128-HP 128GB 121 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: V3C1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 125 109 88 112 130 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	47.6% Average	Read 268 Write 393 Mixed 306 SusWrite 117 61% 271 MB/s	4K Read 14.9 4K Write 33.3 4K Mixed 16.2 61% 21.5 MB/s	DQ Read 277 DQ Write 225 DQ Mixed 220 173% 241 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 84%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: MK7OA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 128 127 130 128 128 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	Read 130 Write 125 Mixed 66.8 SusWrite 128 82% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 123% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 82%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5173EB0-CK0 M378B5173QH0-CK0 M378B5173DB0-CK0 M378B5173DB0-CK0 16GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.3% Average	MC Read 15.2 MC Write 16.4 MC Mixed 14.3 44% 15.3 GB/s	SC Read 12.3 SC Write 15.8 SC Mixed 13 39% 13.7 GB/s	Latency 70 57% 70 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 60%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 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
0%	0%	0	65	50	60	26"	1280 720	VIZ0063 M261VP

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Typical OptiPlex 990 Builds (Compare 3,967 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 60%

Destroyer

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 990

CPU
Core i7-2600Intel $187Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,652x
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	1,265x
Core i5-2500IntelBench 63%, 82,538 samples	690x

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	304x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	176x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 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: $214

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16