Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With 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 70.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	The 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.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

System	Dell OptiPlex 990
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 990 (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1600 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20180702
Uptime	20.7 Days
Run Date	Oct 15 '20 at 06:05
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing below expectations (26^th 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-$194 185,630 User benchmarks, average bench 67% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	70.6% Very good	Memory 81.1 1-Core 98.5 2-Core 190 71% 123 Pts	4-Core 325 8-Core 468 50% 397 Pts	64-Core 468 29% 468 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 74%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 120GB-$15 37,154 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 13GB free Firmware: M6CR013 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 248 Write 228 Mixed 24.7 37% 167 MB/s	4K Read 17.1 4K Write 11.3 4K Mixed 6.5 40% 11.6 MB/s	DQ Read 132 DQ Write 17.7 DQ Mixed 4.1 21% 51.2 MB/s
Poor: 34% Great: 86%
Liteonit LCS-256L9S-11 2.5 7mm 256GB 4,915 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 70GB free Firmware: HC8110D SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 380 353 377 373 340 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	75.1% Very good	Read 407 Write 388 Mixed 268 SusWrite 367 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 32.9 4K Mixed 19.1 76% 24.8 MB/s	DQ Read 355 DQ Write 250 DQ Mixed 196 175% 267 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 103%
WD VelociRaptor 300GB-$90 11,249 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 143GB free (System drive) Firmware: 04.04V05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 42 41 41 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	38.6% Below average	Read 92.7 Write 43.8 Mixed 50.8 SusWrite 41.6 42% 57.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.8 141% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 69%
WD VelociRaptor 2.5" 1TB-$52 1,134 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 161GB free Firmware: 04.06A00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 125 126 127 126 126 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	71.1% Very good	Read 121 Write 125 Mixed 90.7 SusWrite 126 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 1.6 324% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 120%
WDC WD30 00HLFS-01G6U1 300GB 249GB free, PID 0578 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 44 45 45 45 45 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	33.1% Below average	Read 102 Write 86.3 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 44.5 93% 72.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 136% 1.6 MB/s

WDC WD80 EFAX-68KNBN0 8TB 1.5TB free, PID 0578 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 44 45 45 45 45 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	60.7% Good	Read 143 Write 74.5 Mixed 74.2 SusWrite 44.3 101% 84 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 9.7 4K Mixed 1.6 392% 4.43 MB/s	DQ Read 0.9 DQ Write 4.6 DQ Mixed 1.9 224% 2.47 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5173QH0-CK0 M378B5173EB0-CK0 M378B5173QH0-CK0 M378B5173EB0-CK0 16GB 84 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.1% Average	MC Read 16.1 MC Write 16.7 MC Mixed 14.4 45% 15.7 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 15.5 41% 14.4 GB/s	Latency 78.5 51% 78.5 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 61%

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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 $194Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,649x
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: $221

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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