Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics60.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemDell OptiPlex 990
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 990  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180211
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 01 '19 at 17:01
Run Duration159 Seconds
Run User PRT-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600-$194
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
73.8% Very good
Memory 91.5
1-Core 94.4
2-Core 154
69% 113 Pts
4-Core 304
8-Core 467
48% 385 Pts
64-Core 467
29% 467 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 73.8%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Gigabyte(1458 3775) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.35
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
60.5% Good
Lighting 74.4
Reflection 76.3
Parallax 71.3
61% 74 fps
MRender 70.1
Gravity 73.4
Splatting 75.4
60% 73 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 60.5%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
LSI Logical Volume 1TB
777GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 666 753 766 775 774 776 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 46% Great: 89%
Samsung MZ7LN256HCHP-000L7 256GB
110GB free
Firmware: EMT03L6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 286 288 288 288 287 288 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
86.6% Excellent
Read 467
Write 289
Mixed 272
SusWrite 287
73% 329 MB/s
4K Read 27.7
4K Write 58.4
4K Mixed 32.4
114% 39.5 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 291
DQ Mixed 240
206% 306 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 86.6%
Great: 101%
WD Gold 1TB (2016)-$50
133GB free
Firmware: RR04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 102 99 100 100 100 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
61.8% Good
Read 113
Write 154
Mixed 67.5
SusWrite 101
80% 109 MB/s
4K Read 3.4
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 1
310% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 61.8%
Great: 109%
Toshiba MG03SCA200 2TB
1TB free
Firmware: 0108
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 128 131 130 131 129 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
73.3% Very good
Read 127
Write 125
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 129
81% 110 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 73.3%
Great: 86%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B1G73QH0-CK0 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49.9% Average
MC Read 17.4
MC Write 17.5
MC Mixed 15.5
48% 16.8 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 17
SC Mixed 15.7
45% 15.6 GB/s
Latency 65
62% 65 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 49.9%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 990 Builds (Compare 3,962 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 990

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 67% - Good Total price: $222
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