Dell OptiPlex 790

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 49.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics5.85% 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 Drive39.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemDell OptiPlex 790
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 790  (all builds)
Memory4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs, 1440 x 900 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110910
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateNov 25 '21 at 02:50
Run Duration606 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-2120-$170
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
49.5% Average
Memory 74.7
1-Core 78.8
2-Core 119
56% 90.8 Pts
4-Core 141
8-Core 160
20% 150 Pts
64-Core 133
8% 133 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 49.5%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD FirePro V4900-$150
HP(103C 2B06) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.2401.1010
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
5.85% Terrible
Lighting 7.2
Reflection 8.1
Parallax 7
6% 7.43 fps
MRender 7.7
Gravity 6.4
Splatting 7.2
6% 7.1 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 5.85%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MTFDBAK128MAG-1G1 128GB
80GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0005
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 105 103 105 118 104 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
39.8% Below average
Read 225
Write 130
Mixed 131
SusWrite 107
33% 148 MB/s
4K Read 23.4
4K Write 42.9
4K Mixed 4.5
64% 23.6 MB/s
DQ Read 179
DQ Write 118
DQ Mixed 79.6
78% 126 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 39.8%
Great: 50%
Hitachi HDT721016SLA380 160GB-$38
141GB free
Firmware: ST1OA31B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 103 103 102 103 103 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
59.7% Above average
Read 105
Write 104
Mixed 51.5
SusWrite 103
66% 90.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 59.7%
Great: 60%
Hitachi HTS725050A9A364 500GB
19GB free
Firmware: PC4OC72E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.7 0 0.5 0.2 0 0.5 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Read 1.5
Write 2.7
SusWrite 0.6
1% 1.6 MB/s
4K Read 0
4K Mixed 0
0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 22% Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5773CH0-CK0 M378B5773DH0-CH9 Hynix HMT325U6BFR8C-H9 Hynix HMT325U6BFR8C-H9 8GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
34.5% Below average
MC Read 11.5
MC Write 12.1
MC Mixed 12
34% 11.9 GB/s
SC Read 7.2
SC Write 10.5
SC Mixed 10.4
27% 9.37 GB/s
Latency 91
44% 91 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 34.5%
Great: 50%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 790 Builds (Compare 5,341 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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