Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	1.28% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	65.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Dell OptiPlex 990
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 990 (all builds)
Memory	5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180702
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 24 '20 at 19:48
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600-$194 185,630 User benchmarks, average bench 67% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	76.6% Very good	Memory 91.4 1-Core 97.4 2-Core 196 75% 128 Pts	4-Core 336 8-Core 472 51% 404 Pts	64-Core 468 29% 468 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz) 150,891 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Dell(1028 047E) 2GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.28% Terrible	Lighting 1.37 Reflection 1.73 Parallax 1.22 1% 1.44 fps	MRender 2.24 Gravity 0.97 Splatting 2.48 2% 1.89 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.28% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 615GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 249 249 244 244 242 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	65.7% Good	Read 253 Write 219 Mixed 224 SusWrite 246 53% 236 MB/s	4K Read 22.9 4K Write 48.4 4K Mixed 35.1 105% 35.5 MB/s	DQ Read 203 DQ Write 121 DQ Mixed 156 118% 160 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 133%
WD My Book 1140 3TB 6,710 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 2.5TB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 20 20 20 20 20 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	14.5% Very poor	Read 30.9 Write 19.7 Mixed 19.8 SusWrite 20 29% 22.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 91% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 14.5% Great: 59%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 1TB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 20 20 20 20 20 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	12.7% Very poor	Read 29.4 Write 18.2 Mixed 20.8 SusWrite 19.8 28% 22 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 67% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 12.7% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HP497157-D88-ELCG 830B NT2GC64B88B0NF-CG HP497157-D88-ELCG 830B NT2GC64B88B0NF-CG 8GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	50% Average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 17.2 MC Mixed 15.7 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 16.6 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 65.1 61% 65.1 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 50%

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Gaming 6%

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Desktop 60%

Destroyer

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 990

CPU
Core i7-2600Intel $194Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,649x
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	303x

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: 68% - Good

Total price: $221

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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