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Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics45.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive60.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemDell OptiPlex 990
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 990  (all builds)
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120717
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 08 '20 at 03:57
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 42%
Watch Gameplay: 1650 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600-$173
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
69.3% Good
Memory 87.7
1-Core 89.7
2-Core 148
66% 108 Pts
4-Core 279
8-Core 384
42% 332 Pts
64-Core 385
24% 385 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 69.3%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$152
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.66
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
45.6% Average
Lighting 56.8
Reflection 52.6
Parallax 49.6
46% 53 fps
MRender 66.5
Gravity 49.5
Splatting 49
44% 55 fps
Poor: 39%
This bench: 45.6%
Great: 46%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
BTO-480GB 480GB
393GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FW191123
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 179 216 197 176 163 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
60.6% Good
Read 429
Write 212
Mixed 328
SusWrite 187
64% 289 MB/s
4K Read 25.6
4K Write 49.9
4K Mixed 10.5
79% 28.7 MB/s
DQ Read 176
DQ Write 254
DQ Mixed 18.7
69% 150 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 60.6%
Great: 87%
SABRENT 250GB
160GB free
Firmware: 0204
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.9 5 4.9 5 5.6 6.2 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
0.69% Terrible
Read 6.8
Write 6.8
Mixed 6.3
SusWrite 5.2
1% 6.28 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 0.1
0% 0.1 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 0.69%
Great: 82%
USB DISK 3.0 64GB
59GB free, PID 6400
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 13 13 9.2 4.8 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
10.8% Very poor
Read 12.3
Write 13.3
Mixed 12.7
SusWrite 11
17% 12.3 MB/s
4K Read 3.4
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 2.3
156% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 10.8%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
44% Average
MC Read 14.8
MC Write 15.4
MC Mixed 13.9
42% 14.7 GB/s
SC Read 12.4
SC Write 14.9
SC Mixed 14.1
39% 13.8 GB/s
Latency 69.8
57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 44%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 990 Builds (Compare 4,082 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

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