Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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. 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 62.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	17.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	54.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (52%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Dell OptiPlex 990
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 990 (all builds)
Memory	5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130924
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 02 '18 at 13:39
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	52%

PC Performing below expectations (39^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 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	62.4% Good	Memory 75.7 1-Core 88.8 2-Core 173 65% 112 Pts	4-Core 275 8-Core 337 40% 306 Pts	64-Core 293 18% 293 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101 269,381 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 8C97) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17.6% Very poor	Lighting 15.9 Reflection 24.8 Parallax 30.8 13% 23.8 fps	MRender 35.2 Gravity 32 Splatting 30.6 26% 32.6 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Burst 240GB 26,886 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 173GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM11.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 127 136 132 128 130 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	54.8% Above average	Read 301 Write 329 Mixed 323 SusWrite 152 62% 276 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 23.9 4K Mixed 15.1 70% 21.5 MB/s	DQ Read 267 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 210 178% 259 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 94%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 930GB free Firmware: JC4A SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 124 122 125 124 122 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	69.3% Good	Read 119 Write 120 Mixed 69.3 SusWrite 123 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 68%
Seagate FreeAgent Go 320GB 1,223 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 27GB free, PID 2100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 26 26 26 25 26 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	13.1% Very poor	Read 29.8 Write 24.2 Mixed 20.8 SusWrite 25.9 34% 25.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 56% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 13.1% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5173DB0-CK0 M378B5273CH0-CH9 8GB 94 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	26.4% Poor	MC Read 8.7 MC Write 8.8 MC Mixed 8.2 24% 8.57 GB/s	SC Read 7.2 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 8.1 22% 7.83 GB/s	Latency 88.9 45% 88.9 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 26.4% Great: 51%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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%

Destroyer

Workstation 6%

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 990

CPU
Core i7-2600Intel $188Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,652x
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	1,265x
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	304x

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: $216

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16