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Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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.
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 45.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics5.44% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
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)
Memory22.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20111230
Uptime15.5 Days
Run DateJun 30 '22 at 17:30
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing below expectations (28th 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 (21st percentile)
45.1% Average
Memory 60.5
1-Core 85.5
2-Core 96.4
50% 80.8 Pts
4-Core 177
8-Core 157
23% 167 Pts
64-Core 193
12% 193 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑
This bench: 45.1%
 Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 7570
Dell(1028 2B20) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
5.44% Terrible
Lighting 7
Reflection 7.6
Parallax 5.7
6% 6.77 fps
MRender 7.1
Gravity 5.3
Splatting 5.8
5% 6.07 fps
Poor: 5% ↑
This bench: 5.44%
 Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST2000VM002-9UY166 2TB
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: ES02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 78 104 110 125 120 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
51.4% Above average
Read 75.2
Write 98.5
Mixed 55.6
SusWrite 104
61% 83.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.7
121% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑
This bench: 51.4%
 Great: 78%
BUFFALO HD-PXTU2 319GB
34GB free, PID 01a1
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 24 24 24 23 23 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
13.5% Very poor
Read 29.8
Write 15
Mixed 21
SusWrite 23.4
29% 22.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.6
66% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑
This bench: 13.5%
 Great: 19%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsZ DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
45.2% Average
MC Read 16.7
MC Write 16.8
MC Mixed 14.8
46% 16.1 GB/s
SC Read 12.3
SC Write 14.8
SC Mixed 14.2
39% 13.8 GB/s
Latency 126
32% 126 ns
Poor: 45% ↑
This bench: 45.2%
 Great: 125%
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 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical OptiPlex 790 Builds (Compare 5,342 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

CPU
Core i5-2400Intel  $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples2,196x
Core i7-2600Intel  $191Bench 67%, 185,630 samples1,324x
Core i5-2500IntelBench 63%, 82,538 samples567x
GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples1,229x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples449x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples394x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples202x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples85x
A400 120GBKingston  $30Bench 61%, 166,392 samples61x
RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples79x
HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 7,511 samples59x
M378B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 48%, 11,003 samples50x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $278
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Intel Core i5-13600K $269Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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