Dell OptiPlex 790

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	4.11% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	64.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Dell OptiPlex 790
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 790 (all builds)
Memory	14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110725
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 07 '18 at 19:41
Run Duration	96 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2400-$250 166,255 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	74.7% Very good	Memory 91.9 1-Core 89.4 2-Core 174 71% 118 Pts	4-Core 333 8-Core 336 45% 335 Pts	64-Core 339 21% 339 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 550-$79 79,894 User benchmarks, average bench 14% XFX(1682 9550) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1203 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.1.1 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	4.11% Terrible	Lighting 0.3 Reflection 0.5 Parallax 1.34 0% 0.71 fps	MRender 0.62 Gravity 7.73 Splatting 27.9 12% 12.1 fps
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 4.11% Great: 16%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 392GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR060 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^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 100 100 340 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 109 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 2 (AE) Unknown 100 100 29 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 77 68 137439805463 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 1244516962 (F7) Unknown 100 100 39048488 (F8) Unknown 100 100 5208889 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1923 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	64.2% Good	Read 474 Write 297 Mixed 338 82% 370 MB/s	4K Read 19 4K Write 48.5 4K Mixed 11.4 69% 26.3 MB/s	DQ Read 188 DQ Write 125 DQ Mixed 11.5 48% 108 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5273CH0-CH9 Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	51.5% Above average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 18.7 MC Mixed 16.3 50% 17.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 17.1 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 64.2 62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 52%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical OptiPlex 790 Builds (Compare 5,338 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 57%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 790

CPU
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	2,196x
Core i7-2600Intel $194Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,323x
Core i5-2500IntelBench 63%, 82,538 samples	566x

GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	1,229x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	449x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	394x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	202x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	85x
A400 120GBKingston $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	61x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	79x
HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 7,511 samples	59x
M378B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 48%, 11,003 samples	50x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $278

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $45	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