Dell OptiPlex 790

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 75.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics16.9% 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.
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 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 790
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 790  (all builds)
Memory5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20170507
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 17 '17 at 15:35
Run Duration89 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
75.1% Very good
Memory 92.3
1-Core 89.9
2-Core 179
71% 120 Pts
4-Core 314
8-Core 457
48% 385 Pts
64-Core 459
28% 459 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 75.1%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 650-Ti-$152
EVGA(3842 3652) 1GB
CLim: 1071 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 384.94
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
16.9% Very poor
Lighting 20.5
Reflection 18.3
Parallax 24
17% 21 fps
MRender 22.8
Gravity 24.5
Splatting 17.7
17% 21.7 fps
Poor: 13%
This bench: 16.9%
Great: 15%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$24
270GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SC13 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
49.6% Average
Read 84.8
Write 88.2
Mixed 26.3
48% 66.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.33
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.41
85% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 49.6%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5773CH0-CH9 830B M2Y2G64CB8HC5N-CG M378B5673FH0-CH9 830B M2Y2G64CB8HC5N-CG 8GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
49.8% Average
MC Read 16.9
MC Write 17.5
MC Mixed 15.5
48% 16.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 16
SC Mixed 16.6
45% 15.8 GB/s
Latency 63.4
63% 63.4 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 790 Builds (Compare 5,331 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 790

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $278
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