Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 76.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.4% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	72.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell OptiPlex 990
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 990 (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180702
Uptime	2.4 Days
Run Date	Jul 03 '21 at 17:55
Run Duration	351 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing below expectations (34^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 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	76.6% Very good	Memory 92.1 1-Core 94.4 2-Core 184 73% 123 Pts	4-Core 354 8-Core 356 48% 355 Pts	64-Core 339 21% 339 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 8C93) 2GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	3.4% Terrible	Lighting 4.1 Reflection 4 Parallax 4.3 3% 4.13 fps	MRender 3.7 Gravity 3.9 Splatting 5 4% 4.2 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.4% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 119GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 253 233 226 231 224 226 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	72.3% Very good	Read 405 Write 328 Mixed 292 SusWrite 232 70% 314 MB/s	4K Read 19.1 4K Write 56.5 4K Mixed 30.5 98% 35.4 MB/s	DQ Read 198 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 118 127% 208 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 97%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 426GB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 97 96 96 96 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Read 112 Write 95.8 Mixed 32.9 SusWrite 95.1 61% 84 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 163% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 108%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 405GB free Firmware: 0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 9 9.1 9.2 8.9 8.8 8.7 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	9.31% Terrible	Read 23 Write 15.2 Mixed 20 SusWrite 8.9 13% 16.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 9.31% Great: 59%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB 26,179 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 228GB free Firmware: 0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.1 9.1 9.2 8.9 8.8 8.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	11.6% Very poor	Read 30.7 Write 16.5 Mixed 22.1 SusWrite 9 15% 19.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 11.6% Great: 51%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 863GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 16 15 15 15 15 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	12.9% Very poor	Read 28.7 Write 18.5 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 15.3 27% 20.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 12.9% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5273DH0-CH9 4x4GB 2,942 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	51.3% Above average	MC Read 17.4 MC Write 18.6 MC Mixed 16.3 50% 17.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 16.7 SC Mixed 15.7 44% 15.4 GB/s	Latency 64 62% 64 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 53%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 8: 0R 2G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
8%	3%	132	20	4	60	27"	1920 1080	SAM0D22 S27F350

History: Score 0: 0R 0G 0B | Score 12: 1R 2G 1B | Score 8: 0R 2G 2B | Score 8: 0R 2G 2B

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Gaming 6%

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Desktop 60%

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Workstation 6%

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 990

CPU
Core i7-2600Intel $197Bench 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: 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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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