Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 70.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	1.78% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	57.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	Dell OptiPlex 990
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 990 (all builds)
Memory	3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170505
Uptime	12.8 Days
Run Date	Jan 23 '18 at 01:09
Run Duration	119 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	29%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246 143,007 User benchmarks, average bench 66% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	70.9% Very good	Memory 90.2 1-Core 89.7 2-Core 175 70% 118 Pts	4-Core 301 8-Core 295 40% 298 Pts	64-Core 298 18% 298 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6450 32,407 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Dell(1028 2120) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	1.78% Terrible	Lighting 2.33 Reflection 2.38 Parallax 1.97 2% 2.23 fps	MRender 1.86 Gravity 1.6 Splatting 2.13 2% 1.86 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.78% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 256GB-$54 40,725 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0125A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 367 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 311 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 57 (A3) Unknown 100 100 9 (A4) Unknown 100 100 12143 (A5) Unknown 100 100 78 (A6) Unknown 100 100 2 (A7) Unknown 100 100 24 (94) Unknown 100 100 10030 (95) Unknown 100 100 317 (96) Unknown 100 100 171 (97) Unknown 100 100 295 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1500 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 12 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 54 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 2 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 59836 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 59836 (F2) Unknown 100 100 45806 (F5) Unknown 100 100 194288	57.5% Above average	Read 507 Write 334 Mixed 273 82% 371 MB/s	4K Read 20.5 4K Write 16.3 4K Mixed 9.97 52% 15.6 MB/s	DQ Read 24.1 DQ Write 38.7 DQ Mixed 10.3 14% 24.4 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 118%
WD Black 2.5" 320GB (2010)-$45 23,554 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 289GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 161 140 950 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 520 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 1473 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 349 (BF) G-sense error rate 1 1 17775 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 55 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 197 197 10135 (C2) HDA temperature 103 91 40 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 283 (F1) Unknown 200 200 1777085747 (F2) Unknown 200 200 1470105609 (FE) Unknown 198 198 2	64.2% Good	Read 111 Write 113 Mixed 108 83% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.61 4K Write 1.66 4K Mixed 0.46 107% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GB 11,003 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.3% Average	MC Read 15.7 MC Write 17.1 MC Mixed 15.2 46% 16 GB/s	SC Read 13.1 SC Write 14.7 SC Mixed 15.1 41% 14.3 GB/s	Latency 66.9 60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 54%

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

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Gaming 6%

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Desktop 60%

Destroyer

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 990

CPU
Core i7-2600Intel $191Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,651x
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	1,264x
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	303x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	176x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 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

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16