Dell OptiPlex 790

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics1.65% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe 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.
Memory10GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 10GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough 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.
SystemDell OptiPlex 790
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 790  (all builds)
Memory5.9 GB free of 10 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20110725
Uptime1.7 Days
Run DateNov 30 '17 at 12:23
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User CHL-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600-$187
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
76.8% Very good
Memory 90.5
1-Core 95.8
2-Core 190
73% 125 Pts
4-Core 345
8-Core 468
52% 407 Pts
64-Core 471
29% 471 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 76.8%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6450
Gigabyte(1458 22B2) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 14.100.0.0
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
1.65% Terrible
Lighting 2.2
Reflection 2.19
Parallax 1.97
2% 2.12 fps
MRender 1.67
Gravity 1.57
Splatting 1.78
1% 1.67 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.65%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung HM641JI 640GB-$50
426GB free
Firmware: 2AJ10003 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
47.2% Average
Read 82
Write 82.6
Mixed 75.5
60% 80 MB/s
4K Read 0.37
4K Write 0.93
4K Mixed 0.32
68% 0.54 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 47.2%
Great: 50%
Seagate ST3320813AS 320GB
129GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HP14 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
44.6% Average
Read 81.8
Write 73.7
Mixed 75.4
58% 76.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.37
4K Write 1.47
4K Mixed 0.32
78% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 44.6%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CT25664BD160BA.C16 Kingston 9905584-027.A00LF 859B CT25664BD160BA.C16 Samsung M378B5773DH0-CH9 10GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
2048, 4096, 2048, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
44.1% Average
MC Read 15.2
MC Write 14.8
MC Mixed 13.6
42% 14.5 GB/s
SC Read 12.6
SC Write 15.8
SC Mixed 14.5
41% 14.3 GB/s
Latency 66.5
60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 44.1%
Great: 44%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 790 Builds (Compare 5,351 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 790

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $278
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