Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With 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.
Graphics	45.6% 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 Drive	60.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Dell OptiPlex 990
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 990 (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120717
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 08 '20 at 03:57
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	42%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600-$191 185,630 User benchmarks, average bench 67% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th 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	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155 259,091 User benchmarks, average bench 43% MSI(1462 8D92) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing way above expectations (96^th 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	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
BTO-480GB 480GB 159 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 393GB free (System drive) Firmware: FW191123 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 179 216 197 176 163 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd 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 481 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 160GB free Firmware: 0204 SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.9 5 4.9 5 5.6 6.2 MB/s Relative performance (0^th 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 480 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 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 (8^th 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	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x4GB 106,178 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing as expected (56^th 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%

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

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Desktop 60%

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Workstation 6%

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 990

CPU
Core i7-2600Intel $191Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,652x
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	1,264x
Core i5-2500IntelBench 63%, 82,538 samples	690x

GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	766x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	324x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	303x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	176x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	74x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	71x

RAM
M378B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 48%, 11,003 samples	67x
HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 7,511 samples	60x
HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 4x4GBHynixBench 48%, 2,925 samples	60x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $219

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16