Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 24%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 75.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics27.1% 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 Drive41.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemDell OptiPlex 990
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 990  (all builds)
Memory5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180702
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 20 '19 at 05:56
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th 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 (99th percentile)
75.3% Very good
Memory 91.5
1-Core 95.6
2-Core 185
73% 124 Pts
4-Core 340
8-Core 358
46% 349 Pts
64-Core 347
22% 347 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101
Gigabyte(1458 3747) 2GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 417.71
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
27.1% Poor
Lighting 33.5
Reflection 24.7
Parallax 30.5
27% 29.6 fps
MRender 36
Gravity 32
Splatting 31
27% 33 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 27.1%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 120 GB 120GB
89GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UE3000RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 51 49 38 38 50 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
41.8% Average
Read 417
Write 51.2
Mixed 91
SusWrite 41
32% 150 MB/s
4K Read 19
4K Write 28.7
4K Mixed 15.7
64% 21.1 MB/s
DQ Read 114
DQ Write 29.7
DQ Mixed 20.3
28% 54.6 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 41.8%
Great: 55%
MM0500EBKAE 500GB
466GB free
Firmware: HPG3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 110 109 95 110 110 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
62.7% Good
Read 111
Write 108
Mixed 66
SusWrite 107
72% 98.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1.1
199% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 62.7%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905402-442.A00LF 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
50.8% Above average
MC Read 17.1
MC Write 18.6
MC Mixed 15.9
49% 17.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.7
SC Write 16.4
SC Mixed 15.7
45% 15.6 GB/s
Latency 64.9
62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 50.8%
Great: 51%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 990 Builds (Compare 3,994 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: 68% - Good Total price: $214
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