Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics1.21% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemDell OptiPlex 990
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 990  (all builds)
Memory6.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20170505
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateDec 08 '17 at 05:54
Run Duration86 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
75.3% Very good
Memory 92.7
1-Core 99.2
2-Core 193
75% 128 Pts
4-Core 313
8-Core 472
49% 393 Pts
64-Core 473
29% 473 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6350
Dell(1028 2126) 512MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1065.0
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
1.21% Terrible
Lighting 1.37
Reflection 2.08
Parallax 1.66
1% 1.7 fps
MRender 2.1
Gravity 0.83
Splatting 2.09
1% 1.67 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.21%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32
405GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JC47 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
68.8% Good
Read 119
Write 120
Mixed 95
84% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.58
4K Write 1.78
4K Mixed 0.41
102% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 68.8%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351U7BFR8A-H9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
52% Above average
MC Read 18.5
MC Write 17.9
MC Mixed 15.9
50% 17.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 17.1
47% 16.6 GB/s
Latency 62.7
64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 52%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 990 Builds (Compare 3,961 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 990

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 67% - Good Total price: $225
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