Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 76.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics7.08% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.
Memory18GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 18GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell OptiPlex 990
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 990  (all builds)
Memory14.1 GB free of 18 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display5760 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20110226
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 04 '17 at 02:18
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600-$195
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
76.7% Very good
Memory 90.8
1-Core 93.6
2-Core 186
72% 123 Pts
4-Core 347
8-Core 447
51% 397 Pts
64-Core 458
28% 458 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 740
EVGA(3842 2744) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1058 MHz, MLim: 333 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 376.53
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
7.08% Terrible
Lighting 8.17
Reflection 7.96
Parallax 8.81
7% 8.31 fps
MRender 5.95
Gravity 11.8
Splatting 10.6
8% 9.44 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 7.08%
Great: 8%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
ARRAY 2TB
849GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0. Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
74.2% Very good
Read 119
Write 140
Mixed 107
91% 122 MB/s
4K Read 0.66
4K Write 2.26
4K Mixed 0.5
125% 1.14 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 74.2%
Great: 99%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 5TB
3TB free, PID ab34
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
18.8% Very poor
Read 28.1
Write 23.6
Mixed 5.59
22% 19.1 MB/s
4K Read 1.21
4K Write 3.02
4K Mixed 0.54
126% 1.59 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 18.8%
Great: 78%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
V01D3LF4GB26826813 Samsung M378B5773CH0-CH9 Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G 18GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 2048, 4096, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
48.1% Average
MC Read 16.7
MC Write 16.7
MC Mixed 15
46% 16.1 GB/s
SC Read 13.4
SC Write 16.1
SC Mixed 16.2
44% 15.2 GB/s
Latency 66.1
60% 66.1 ns

 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: 67% - Good Total price: $223
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