Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 71.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	53.8% 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)
Memory	9GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 9GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	Dell OptiPlex 990
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 990 (all builds)
Memory	4.2 GB free of 9 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180211
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Jun 20 '20 at 18:56
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2400-$250 166,255 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	71.2% Very good	Memory 86.6 1-Core 85.8 2-Core 154 66% 109 Pts	4-Core 324 8-Core 327 44% 325 Pts	64-Core 328 20% 328 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% EVGA(3842 6160) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 446.14 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	Lighting 66.2 Reflection 64.5 Parallax 62.4 54% 64.4 fps	MRender 70.6 Gravity 61.8 Splatting 64.7 54% 65.7 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKJ1A3 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 418 Write 317 Mixed 376 82% 370 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 15.8 4K Mixed 17 70% 19.7 MB/s	DQ Read 59.6 DQ Write 19 DQ Mixed 20.9 20% 33.2 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 100%
WD Blue 160GB (2007)-$21 56,540 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 142GB free Firmware: 58.01D58 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 63 63 64 65 64 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	38.8% Below average	Read 70.8 Write 67.7 Mixed 50.3 SusWrite 63.9 47% 63.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 38.8% Great: 59%
Vecto Tech 128GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 28GB free Firmware: 0204 SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 29 29 28 28 28 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	18.8% Very poor	Read 32.5 Write 12.5 Mixed 27.5 SusWrite 28.2 19% 25.2 MB/s	4K Read 7.7 4K Write 7.7 4K Mixed 7.7 1,319% 7.7 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 18.8% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5773CH0-CH9 M378B2873DZ1-CF8 M378B5773CH0-CH9 8502 PSD34G13332 9GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 1067, 1067, 1067, 1067 MHz 2048, 1024, 2048, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	33.5% Below average	MC Read 11 MC Write 11.4 MC Mixed 10.1 31% 10.8 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 11.5 SC Mixed 10.1 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 33.5% Great: 34%

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

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Gaming 6%

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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	1,651x
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 $45	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