Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 72.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	5.22% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	38.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Dell OptiPlex 990
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 990 (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180702
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 15 '21 at 19:23
Run Duration	333 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (55^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 way above expectations (97^th percentile)	72.4% Very good	Memory 84.8 1-Core 88.1 2-Core 173 68% 115 Pts	4-Core 349 8-Core 338 46% 343 Pts	64-Core 340 21% 340 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730 164,888 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 8A9F) 2GB CLim: 901 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	5.22% Terrible	Lighting 6.4 Reflection 9.3 Parallax 8 5% 7.9 fps	MRender 4 Gravity 7.4 Splatting 7.2 5% 6.2 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.22% Great: 7%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$27 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: S3500104 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 114 20 91 40 44 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	38.5% Below average	Read 445 Write 342 Mixed 342 SusWrite 82.2 68% 303 MB/s	4K Read 21 4K Write 18.2 4K Mixed 6 49% 15.1 MB/s	DQ Read 56.7 DQ Write 20.2 DQ Mixed 9.4 15% 28.8 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 38.5% Great: 85%

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	48.9% Average	MC Read 16.6 MC Write 18.3 MC Mixed 15.7 48% 16.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 14.8 SC Mixed 13.6 40% 14 GB/s	Latency 72 56% 72 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 50%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 28: 4R 2G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
28%	13%	63	27	1	60	21.5"	1920 1080	ACR0512 k222HQL

History: Score 15: 1R 3G 1B | Score 23: 3R 1G 5B | Score 30: 6R 0G 0B | Score 53: 10R 1G 0B | Score 28: 4R 2G 2B

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Typical OptiPlex 990 Builds (Compare 3,966 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 6%

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Desktop 60%

Destroyer

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 990

CPU
Core i7-2600Intel $190Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,652x
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	303x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	176x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 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: $218

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16