Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 76.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics85.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive50.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
SystemDell OptiPlex 990
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 990  (all builds)
Memory26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170505
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 29 '18 at 14:58
Run Duration202 Seconds
Run User HUN-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600-$184
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
76.4% Very good
Memory 91.1
1-Core 95.4
2-Core 187
73% 124 Pts
4-Core 357
8-Core 359
48% 358 Pts
64-Core 362
22% 362 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Gigabyte(1458 3773) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.65
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
85.4% Excellent
Lighting 108
Reflection 113
Parallax 98.8
88% 106 fps
MRender 93.6
Gravity 101
Splatting 101
81% 98.4 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 85.4%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 1TB-$129
854GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0125A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
50.3% Above average
Read 364
Write 232
Mixed 248
62% 281 MB/s
4K Read 20.3
4K Write 43.2
4K Mixed 10.3
67% 24.6 MB/s
DQ Read 29.9
DQ Write 69.6
DQ Mixed 9.88
19% 36.5 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 50.3%
Great: 126%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$85
2TB free
Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 175
Mixed 124
118% 159 MB/s
4K Read 0.79
4K Write 1.59
4K Mixed 0.16
80% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 101%
Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$85
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
72.6% Very good
Read 119
Write 134
Mixed 84.2
84% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.41
4K Write 1.49
4K Mixed 0.21
69% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 72.6%
Great: 114%
ADATA AI920 128GB
83GB free, PID de7c
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
10.7% Very poor
Read 25
Write 21.8
Mixed 23
30% 23.3 MB/s
4K Read 2.65
4K Write 0.54
4K Mixed 0.41
42% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 10.7%
Great: 39%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905471-074.A00LF 9905471-084.A01LF 9905471-074.A00LF 9905471-074.A00LF 32GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
50.6% Above average
MC Read 16.9
MC Write 18.3
MC Mixed 16
49% 17.1 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 17
SC Mixed 16.7
45% 15.8 GB/s
Latency 65.6
61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 50.6%
Great: 56%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 990 Builds (Compare 3,977 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: 68% - Good Total price: $212
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