Dell OptiPlex 790

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 72.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.42% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive65.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.
Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell OptiPlex 790
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 790  (all builds)
Memory28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180703
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 01 '22 at 14:51
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 36%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600-$188
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
72.6% Very good
Memory 86.4
1-Core 96
2-Core 189
72% 124 Pts
4-Core 320
8-Core 449
48% 385 Pts
64-Core 433
27% 433 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 72.6%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710
MSI(1462 8C93) 1GB
CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 473.81
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
3.42% Terrible
Lighting 4.1
Reflection 4.1
Parallax 4.3
3% 4.17 fps
MRender 3.9
Gravity 3.9
Splatting 5
4% 4.27 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.42%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42
88GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z22000RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 204 200 204 205 205 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
65.1% Good
Read 470
Write 193
Mixed 199
SusWrite 203
59% 266 MB/s
4K Read 22.1
4K Write 73.1
4K Mixed 12.8
89% 36 MB/s
DQ Read 169
DQ Write 206
DQ Mixed 76.5
89% 151 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 65.1%
Great: 78%
Hitachi HUA722010CLA330 1TB-$38
931GB free
Firmware: JP4OA3EA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 134 134 132 135 133 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
76.9% Very good
Read 136
Write 126
Mixed 68.6
SusWrite 132
85% 116 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 1
170% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 76.9%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
DDR3 1600 8G 1600 8G 32GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
49.4% Average
MC Read 17
MC Write 17.5
MC Mixed 15.1
47% 16.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 17.1
47% 16.6 GB/s
Latency 70.9
56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 49.4%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 790 Builds (Compare 5,351 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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