Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 72.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	1.2% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Dell OptiPlex 990
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 990 (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130924
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 10 '21 at 21:15
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2500 82,538 User benchmarks, average bench 63% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	72.8% Very good	Memory 84.7 1-Core 94.6 2-Core 173 69% 117 Pts	4-Core 353 8-Core 355 47% 354 Pts	64-Core 354 22% 354 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia NVS 315 482 User benchmarks, average bench 1% HP(103C 102F) 1GB CLim: 523 MHz, MLim: 437 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 388.16 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	1.2% Terrible	Lighting 1.5 Reflection 3.1 Parallax 0.5 1% 1.7 fps	MRender 2.3 Gravity 0.5 Splatting 1.5 1% 1.43 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.2% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$32 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 58GB free (System drive) Firmware: S3500104 SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 86 74 37 52 22 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	60.6% Good	Read 457 Write 244 Mixed 351 SusWrite 91.4 64% 286 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 46 4K Mixed 22.3 86% 30.1 MB/s	DQ Read 136 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 21.2 77% 164 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 85%
Seagate Basic 2TB 962 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2TB free Firmware: 0712 SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 20 18 18 18 17 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	12.8% Very poor	Read 24.8 Write 19.4 Mixed 20.7 SusWrite 18.7 16% 20.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.1 211% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 12.8% Great: 67%
TDK 16GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 15GB free, PID 0a04 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.2 2.9 3 3.1 3.3 3.3 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	10.6% Very poor	Read 22.3 Write 11 Mixed 7 SusWrite 2.9 12% 10.8 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 2.5 164% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 10.6% Great: 11%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 Samsung M378B5173EB0-YK0 Kingston KP382H-HYC 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	50.5% Above average	MC Read 16.8 MC Write 18.3 MC Mixed 16.2 49% 17.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 17.1 47% 16.3 GB/s	Latency 72.2 55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 50%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical OptiPlex 990 Builds (Compare 3,959 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 60%

Destroyer

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 990

CPU
Core i7-2600Intel $197Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,646x
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	302x

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $225

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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