Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics0.7% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemDell OptiPlex 990
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 990  (all builds)
Memory4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130924
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 01 '18 at 10:48
Run Duration184 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600-$136
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
76.7% Very good
Memory 93.2
1-Core 95.6
2-Core 189
74% 126 Pts
4-Core 326
8-Core 470
50% 398 Pts
64-Core 471
29% 471 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 3450
Dell(1028 0342) 256MB
Driver: atiu9p64.dll Ver. 8.922.0.0
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
0.7% Terrible
Lighting 0.8
Reflection 1.88
Parallax 0.47
1% 1.05 fps
MRender 1.05
Gravity 0.33
Splatting 1.35
1% 0.91 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.7%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Momentus Thin 7200 2.5" 320GB-$29
222GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0005 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
51% Above average
Read 85.1
Write 92.7
Mixed 76.6
64% 84.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.49
4K Write 0.93
4K Mixed 0.17
56% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 51%
Great: 64%
Kingston DT R400 32GB
19GB free, PID 1687
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
12.7% Very poor
Read 31.8
Write 12.2
Mixed 9.76
19% 17.9 MB/s
4K Read 5.93
4K Write 1.32
4K Mixed 0.02
68% 2.42 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 12.7%
Great: 15%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16JTF51264AZ-1G4M1 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
51.5% Above average
MC Read 18.1
MC Write 17.8
MC Mixed 16.1
50% 17.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 16.7
46% 16 GB/s
Latency 61.5
65% 61.5 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 51.5%
Great: 53%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 990 Builds (Compare 3,983 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: 71% - Very good Total price: $164
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