Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (16th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 84 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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 61%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.11% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	57.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	Dell OptiPlex 990
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 990 (all builds)
Memory	5.8 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170505
Uptime	9.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 13 '18 at 00:44
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2500 82,538 User benchmarks, average bench 63% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	61% Good	Memory 77.6 1-Core 86.1 2-Core 170 65% 111 Pts	4-Core 252 8-Core 287 35% 270 Pts	64-Core 296 18% 296 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730 164,888 User benchmarks, average bench 5% PNY(196E 1117) 2GB CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 267 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	3.11% Terrible	Lighting 3.87 Reflection 4.62 Parallax 3.31 3% 3.93 fps	MRender 4.29 Gravity 4.07 Splatting 3.04 3% 3.8 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.11% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 120GB-$199 19,348 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: 400i Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 0 -5317168596424 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 65 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 62 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 118 118 218028388 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 62 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 356618 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 42 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 356618 (F2) Unknown 100 100 267292 (F9) Unknown 100 100 13805	57.8% Above average	Read 484 Write 132 Mixed 197 59% 271 MB/s	4K Read 18.2 4K Write 62.9 4K Mixed 14 79% 31.7 MB/s	DQ Read 189 DQ Write 139 DQ Mixed 45 66% 124 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 88%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 2TB 421 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 952GB free, PID a0a5 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	12.6% Very poor	Read 26.8 Write 23.5 Mixed 14.9 26% 21.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.64 4K Write 1.11 4K Mixed 0.25 48% 0.66 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 12.6% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown NT2GC64B88B0NF-CG Hynix HMT325U7BFR8A-H9 12GB 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 2048, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	39.4% Below average	MC Read 12.8 MC Write 14.5 MC Mixed 12.7 38% 13.3 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 13.3 SC Mixed 12.4 35% 12.3 GB/s	Latency 85 47% 85 ns

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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 990 Builds (Compare 3,959 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 60%

Destroyer

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 990

CPU
Core i7-2600Intel $197Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,646x
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	1,264x
Core i5-2500IntelBench 63%, 82,538 samples	690x

GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	766x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	324x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	302x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	176x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	74x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	71x

RAM
M378B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 48%, 11,003 samples	67x
HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 7,511 samples	60x
HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 4x4GBHynixBench 48%, 2,925 samples	60x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $225

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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