Dell OptiPlex 790

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 75.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics28.5% 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.
Memory10GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 10GB 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.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemDell OptiPlex 790
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 790  (all builds)
Memory7.5 GB free of 10 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110725
Uptime6.1 Days
Run DateMay 22 '18 at 02:31
Run Duration84 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2500
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75.8% Very good
Memory 90.4
1-Core 94.4
2-Core 184
72% 123 Pts
4-Core 355
8-Core 357
48% 356 Pts
64-Core 356
22% 356 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 75.8%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-Ti-$362
Asus(1043 841F) 2GB
CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
28.5% Poor
Lighting 34.8
Reflection 33.2
Parallax 42
28% 36.7 fps
MRender 38.6
Gravity 41.3
Splatting 27.8
29% 35.9 fps
Poor: 23%
This bench: 28.5%
Great: 29%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$28
663GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 188
Write 169
Mixed 167
131% 175 MB/s
4K Read 0.84
4K Write 2.45
4K Mixed 0.36
120% 1.22 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 103%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown NT2GC64B88B0NF-CG 04CD F3-10666CL9-2GBRL 04CD F3-10666CL9-4GBRL 04CD F3-10666CL9-2GBRL 10GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
2048, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
43.8% Average
MC Read 14.8
MC Write 15.4
MC Mixed 13.4
42% 14.5 GB/s
SC Read 12.5
SC Write 14.9
SC Mixed 13.9
39% 13.8 GB/s
Latency 66.7
60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 43.8%
Great: 51%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 790 Builds (Compare 5,387 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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