Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 71.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.62% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	79.6% 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.

System	Dell OptiPlex 990
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 990 (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180702
Uptime	3.8 Days
Run Date	Dec 07 '20 at 12:24
Run Duration	193 Seconds
Run User	SAU-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing below expectations (29^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-$197 185,630 User benchmarks, average bench 67% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	71.5% Very good	Memory 86.1 1-Core 94.3 2-Core 163 69% 115 Pts	4-Core 308 8-Core 465 48% 386 Pts	64-Core 452 28% 452 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 8C93) 2GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	3.62% Terrible	Lighting 4.4 Reflection 4.5 Parallax 4.5 4% 4.47 fps	MRender 4.4 Gravity 3.9 Splatting 5 4% 4.43 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.62% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow KC400 1TB-$380 709 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 565GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM001B SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 452 158 443 161 439 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	79.6% Very good	Read 475 Write 442 Mixed 309 SusWrite 299 86% 381 MB/s	4K Read 21.1 4K Write 40.9 4K Mixed 25.9 87% 29.3 MB/s	DQ Read 346 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 67.8 128% 253 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 110%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 1,774 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 118GB free, PID a208 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.3 0.6 1.2 1.6 0.3 0.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	4.9% Terrible	Read 32.1 Write 0.5 Mixed 1 SusWrite 0.7 6% 8.57 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.1 5% 0.17 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 4.9% Great: 44%
WD My Passport 0827 1TB 5,337 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 350GB free, PID 0827 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 12 12 12 11 12 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	13.2% Very poor	Read 32.3 Write 21.8 Mixed 21.1 SusWrite 11.9 27% 21.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 13.2% Great: 45%
Intenso External USB 3.0 1TB 614 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 58GB free, PID 0701 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 12 12 12 11 12 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	13.9% Very poor	Read 32.3 Write 21.2 Mixed 21.1 SusWrite 12 27% 21.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 13.9% Great: 45%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 2,304 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 1.5TB free, PID 0210 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 13 12 12 11 12 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	13.2% Very poor	Read 31.8 Write 23.6 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 12 28% 22.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 13.2% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT102464BD160B.C16 2x8GB 4,052 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49% Average	MC Read 17.1 MC Write 17.1 MC Mixed 15.4 47% 16.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 16.1 45% 15.7 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 61%

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

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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

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $225

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	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