Dell OptiPlex 790

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 51% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 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 52.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.12% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	76% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Very high background CPU (65%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell OptiPlex 790
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 790 (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20120821
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 24 '22 at 00:27
Run Duration	238 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	65%

PC Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-2120-$170 77,810 User benchmarks, average bench 51% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	52.3% Above average	Memory 75.8 1-Core 66.1 2-Core 81.4 50% 74.4 Pts	4-Core 165 8-Core 188 23% 177 Pts	64-Core 189 12% 189 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia NVS 510 2,450 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Nvidia(10DE 0967) 2GB CLim: 797 MHz, MLim: 445 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	3.12% Terrible	Lighting 3.5 Reflection 5.1 Parallax 4.2 3% 4.27 fps	MRender 4.8 Gravity 4.5 Splatting 4.2 4% 4.5 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.12% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 387GB free (System drive) Firmware: 415000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 217 206 208 210 208 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	76% Very good	Read 350 Write 301 Mixed 301 SusWrite 215 66% 292 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 51.7 4K Mixed 31.4 110% 37 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 141 158% 271 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 111%
Hitachi HUS726020ALA610 2TB 299 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2TB free Firmware: A5GNT920 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 185 186 186 187 191 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 186 Mixed 73.4 SusWrite 186 114% 157 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.8 200% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 111%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 11,776 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0911 SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 18 18 18 18 18 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	14% Very poor	Read 28.8 Write 28.4 Mixed 24.4 SusWrite 18.1 18% 24.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.6 197% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 14% Great: 87%
PHD 3.0 Silicon-Power 1TB 460 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 785GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 15 15 15 16 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	9.59% Terrible	Read 29.3 Write 27.9 Mixed 20.6 SusWrite 15.4 30% 23.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 40% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 9.59% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351U6EFR8C-PB HMT351U6EFR8C-PB Samsung M378B5173EB0-CK0 HMT351U6EFR8C-PB 16GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40% Average	MC Read 13.9 MC Write 14.5 MC Mixed 13.3 40% 13.9 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 12 SC Mixed 11.9 32% 11.2 GB/s	Latency 88.8 45% 88.8 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 50%

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Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 57%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 790

CPU
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	2,193x
Core i7-2600Intel $197Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,323x
Core i5-2500IntelBench 63%, 82,538 samples	565x

GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	1,229x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	447x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	394x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	202x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	84x
A400 120GBKingston $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	61x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	79x
HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 7,511 samples	59x
M378B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 48%, 11,003 samples	50x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $278

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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