Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 76.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics31.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemDell OptiPlex 990
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 990  (all builds)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20111230
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 13 '18 at 21:51
Run Duration85 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 41%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600-$195
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
76.3% Very good
Memory 91.2
1-Core 91.8
2-Core 173
71% 119 Pts
4-Core 334
8-Core 469
50% 402 Pts
64-Core 471
29% 471 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 76.3%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 390.77
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
31.1% Below average
Lighting 39.1
Reflection 30
Parallax 36
32% 35 fps
MRender 37
Gravity 37.1
Splatting 35
30% 36.4 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 31.1%
Great: 33%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD VelociRaptor 1TB-$268
878GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 04.06A00 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 185
Write 190
Mixed 172
137% 182 MB/s
4K Read 1.25
4K Write 3.75
4K Mixed 0.42
168% 1.81 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 108%
Great: 117%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16KTF1G64AZ-1G6E1 8JTF25664AZ-1G4M1 Hynix HMT451U6BFR8A-PB 8JTF25664AZ-1G4M1 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
8192, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
48.8% Average
MC Read 17
MC Write 16.8
MC Mixed 15
46% 16.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 16
45% 15.8 GB/s
Latency 65.4
61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 48.8%
Great: 49%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 990 Builds (Compare 3,962 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: 67% - Good Total price: $223
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