| PC Status | Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. |
| 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 68.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average. |
| Boot Drive | The 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. |
| 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. |
Very high background CPU (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
| System | Dell OptiPlex 990 |
| Motherboard | Dell OptiPlex 990 (all builds) |
| Memory | 13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz |
| Display | 1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors |
| OS | Windows 10 |
| BIOS Date | 20111230 |
| Uptime | 0 Days |
| Run Date | May 13 '21 at 22:29 |
| Run Duration | 136 Seconds |
| Run User | CAN-User |
| Background CPU | 51% |
PC Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).
| Processor | Bench | Normal | Heavy | Server |
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68.4%
Good
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71% 122 Pts
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44% 361 Pts
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29% 462 Pts
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| Drives | Bench | Sequential | Random 4k | Deep queue 4k |
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Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32
422GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 5.3 7.5 7.8 9.6 21 MB/s
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6.02%
Terrible
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10% 14 MB/s
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34% 0.4 MB/s
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Seagate ST9250827AS 250GB
233GB free
Firmware: 3.AAB
SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 62 62 62 63 63 MB/s
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34.8%
Below average
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40% 54.6 MB/s
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100% 0.6 MB/s
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| Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
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Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP |
48.1%
Average
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47% 16.3 GB/s
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42% 14.8 GB/s
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57% 69.7 ns
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System Memory Latency Ladder
L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds
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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 990
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| Core i7-2600Intel $192Bench 67%, 185,630 samples | 1,650x |
| Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples | 1,264x |
| Core i5-2500IntelBench 63%, 82,538 samples | 690x |
| GPU |
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| 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 |
| EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER | Value: 68% - Good | Total price: $220 |