Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics2.24% 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.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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)
Memory14.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150826
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 01 '17 at 11:08
Run Duration89 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600-$197
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77.9% Very good
Memory 92.1
1-Core 99.5
2-Core 193
75% 128 Pts
4-Core 369
8-Core 369
49% 369 Pts
64-Core 370
23% 370 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 77.9%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7470
Dell(1028 2120) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
2.24% Terrible
Lighting 2.93
Reflection 2.96
Parallax 2.47
2% 2.79 fps
MRender 2.52
Gravity 1.97
Splatting 2.61
2% 2.37 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.24%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HUA722020ALA330 2TB
647GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JKAO Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
64.2% Good
Read 115
Write 109
Mixed 15.6
58% 79.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.62
4K Write 1.42
4K Mixed 0.39
95% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 64.2%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
52.8% Above average
MC Read 17.9
MC Write 19.1
MC Mixed 16.5
51% 17.8 GB/s
SC Read 14.4
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 17.7
47% 16.6 GB/s
Latency 63.9
63% 63.9 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 52.8%
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 3,957 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: $225
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