Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 75.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics1.26% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive65.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemDell OptiPlex 990
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 990  (all builds)
Memory5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20111124
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 10 '18 at 14:02
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th 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, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
75.1% Very good
Memory 92
1-Core 98
2-Core 191
75% 127 Pts
4-Core 315
8-Core 454
48% 384 Pts
64-Core 448
28% 448 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 75.1%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)
Dell(1028 047E) 2GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
1.26% Terrible
Lighting 1.33
Reflection 1.81
Parallax 1.22
1% 1.45 fps
MRender 2.29
Gravity 0.97
Splatting 2.48
2% 1.91 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.26%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Patriot Burst 240GB
89GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 117 66 64 65 65 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
65.4% Good
Read 444
Write 261
Mixed 331
SusWrite 117
64% 288 MB/s
4K Read 24.4
4K Write 51
4K Mixed 24.5
95% 33.3 MB/s
DQ Read 201
DQ Write 314
DQ Mixed 168
152% 228 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 65.4%
Great: 94%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E380 500GB
425GB free
Firmware: GG2OA920
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 99 98 97 99 100 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
52.6% Above average
Read 85.4
Write 78
Mixed 28.2
SusWrite 98.2
53% 72.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.4
78% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 52.6%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
50.5% Above average
MC Read 17.8
MC Write 17.6
MC Mixed 15.6
49% 17 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 16
45% 15.8 GB/s
Latency 64
62% 64 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 50.5%
Great: 54%

 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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