Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.07% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	52.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

System	Dell OptiPlex 990
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 990 (all builds)
Memory	3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180702
Uptime	12.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 24 '21 at 19:59
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd 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-$191 185,630 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 (93^rd percentile)	73% Very good	Memory 92.8 1-Core 94.5 2-Core 164 71% 117 Pts	4-Core 289 8-Core 464 46% 376 Pts	64-Core 465 29% 465 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
ATI FirePro V4800 (FireGL V) 1,889 User benchmarks, average bench 6% Dell(1028 240A) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	3.07% Terrible	Lighting 3.7 Reflection 4.8 Parallax 3.2 3% 3.9 fps	MRender 4.6 Gravity 2.8 Splatting 4.2 3% 3.87 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 3.07% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM830 128GB 13,767 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXM03D1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 148 138 150 136 144 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	52.4% Above average	Read 389 Write 198 Mixed 133 SusWrite 144 48% 216 MB/s	4K Read 16.8 4K Write 34 4K Mixed 17.6 66% 22.8 MB/s	DQ Read 289 DQ Write 59.8 DQ Mixed 91.2 88% 147 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 73%
Micron 1100 SATA 256GB 16,265 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 234GB free Firmware: M0DL003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 223 223 224 224 224 MB/s Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	47.6% Average	Read 238 Write 230 Mixed 222 SusWrite 223 52% 228 MB/s	4K Read 12.9 4K Write 20.6 4K Mixed 16.1 51% 16.5 MB/s	DQ Read 190 DQ Write 191 DQ Mixed 193 144% 191 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 94%
WD Black 2.5" 500GB (2011)-$50 12,013 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 244GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 108 110 109 110 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	60.2% Good	Read 101 Write 99.4 Mixed 71.3 SusWrite 109 70% 95.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 65%
Drobo 5C 70.5TB 404 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 48.5TB free, PID 3443 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 32 32 32 32 32 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	24.8% Poor	Read 30.7 Write 28.8 Mixed 31.5 SusWrite 32.1 42% 30.8 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 1.5 202% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 24.8% Great: 89%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 2x4GB 17,809 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.6% Above average	MC Read 18.1 MC Write 17.5 MC Mixed 15.8 49% 17.1 GB/s	SC Read 12.8 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 16 43% 15.1 GB/s	Latency 62.5 64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 61%

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Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 60%

Destroyer

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 990

CPU
Core i7-2600Intel $191Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,651x
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: $219

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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