Dell OptiPlex 790

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 77.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics81.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemDell OptiPlex 790
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 790  (all builds)
Memory5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180703
Uptime5.2 Days
Run DateJun 18 '19 at 04:40
Run Duration107 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2500
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77.1% Very good
Memory 92.3
1-Core 89.5
2-Core 180
72% 121 Pts
4-Core 360
8-Core 354
48% 357 Pts
64-Core 356
22% 356 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
81.1% Excellent
Lighting 99.8
Reflection 111
Parallax 94.1
81% 102 fps
MRender 96.6
Gravity 96.4
Splatting 101
80% 97.9 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 81.1%
Great: 88%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70
241GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 115 129 132 134 134 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
63.7% Good
Read 91.5
Write 150
Mixed 28.9
SusWrite 129
72% 99.8 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 5
4K Mixed 2.5
441% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 63.7%
Great: 111%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5773DH0-CH9 Hynix HMT325U6CFR8C-H9 M378B5773DH0-CH9 Hynix HMT325U6CFR8C-H9 8GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
51.7% Above average
MC Read 17.7
MC Write 18.7
MC Mixed 16.1
50% 17.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 16.5
45% 15.8 GB/s
Latency 63.4
63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 51.7%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 790 Builds (Compare 5,333 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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