Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 75.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics21.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive69.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory12GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemDell OptiPlex 990
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 990  (all builds)
Memory8.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180211
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 13 '20 at 08:18
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2400-$250
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75.1% Very good
Memory 91.4
1-Core 88.9
2-Core 174
70% 118 Pts
4-Core 344
8-Core 330
45% 337 Pts
64-Core 332
21% 332 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 75.1%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170
Asus(1043 8422) 2GB
CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
21.1% Poor
Lighting 24.6
Reflection 23.3
Parallax 34.1
20% 27.3 fps
MRender 32.4
Gravity 29.2
Splatting 24.6
23% 28.7 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 21.1%
Great: 21%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Patriot Burst 240GB
164GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 209 30 21 38 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
69.7% Good
Read 440
Write 213
Mixed 346
SusWrite 87.6
60% 272 MB/s
4K Read 28
4K Write 50.5
4K Mixed 28.8
106% 35.8 MB/s
DQ Read 307
DQ Write 332
DQ Mixed 215
191% 285 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 69.7%
Great: 94%
Seagate BUP Portable 5TB
4.5TB free
Firmware: 0004
SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 24 24 26 23 22 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
14.6% Very poor
Read 26.3
Write 20.5
Mixed 22.9
SusWrite 23.6
17% 23.3 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 0.6
160% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 14.6%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KP223C-ELD Micron 16JTF51264AZ-1G4M1 Elpida EBJ20UF8BCF0-DJ-F Samsung M378B5273CH0-CK0 12GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
52.3% Above average
MC Read 18.1
MC Write 19
MC Mixed 16.4
51% 17.8 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 16.1
SC Mixed 16.6
45% 15.9 GB/s
Latency 65.1
61% 65.1 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 52.3%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 990 Builds (Compare 3,967 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: 68% - Good Total price: $216
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