Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 78.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics1.28% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemDell OptiPlex 990
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 990  (all builds)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150826
Uptime4.3 Days
Run DateJul 29 '16 at 16:33
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600-$192
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
78.3% Very good
Memory 92
1-Core 96.6
2-Core 191
74% 127 Pts
4-Core 356
8-Core 474
53% 415 Pts
64-Core 474
29% 474 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)
Dell(1028 047E) 2GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4229
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
1.28% Terrible
Lighting 1.37
Reflection 1.81
Parallax 1.22
1% 1.46 fps
MRender 2.24
Gravity 0.97
Splatting 2.48
2% 1.89 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.28%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD1600HLHX-75JJPV0 160GB
103GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 04.05G08 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
78.1% Very good
Read 144
Write 128
Mixed 70.4
84% 114 MB/s
4K Read 0.94
4K Write 3.09
4K Mixed 0.58
161% 1.54 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 79%
SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 16GB-$17
13GB free, PID 5580
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
27.4% Poor
Read 27.4
Write 18.7
Mixed 19.7
27% 21.9 MB/s
4K Read 6.24
4K Write 5.83
4K Mixed 3.01
324% 5.03 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 27.4%
Great: 81%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5273CH0-CH9 M378B5273DH0-CH9 M378B5273CH0-CH9 M378B5273DH0-CH9 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
47.7% Average
MC Read 15.9
MC Write 16.5
MC Mixed 14.8
45% 15.7 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 16.8
45% 15.9 GB/s
Latency 64.1
62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 47.7%
Great: 53%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 990 Builds (Compare 3,962 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: $220
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