Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 73%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive59.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120821
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 13 '18 at 19:53
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600-$197
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
73% Very good
Memory 91.9
1-Core 94
2-Core 169
71% 118 Pts
4-Core 294
8-Core 453
46% 374 Pts
64-Core 467
29% 467 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 73%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.34
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 37.2
Reflection 30
Parallax 34.9
30% 34 fps
Gravity 38.6
Splatting 36.6
33% 37.6 fps
Poor: 27% Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35
74GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3FD6SD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 71 58 55 60 55 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
59.1% Above average
Read 456
Write 339
Mixed 123
SusWrite 82.6
55% 250 MB/s
4K Read 23.7
4K Write 43.2
4K Mixed 17.1
81% 28 MB/s
DQ Read 288
DQ Write 241
DQ Mixed 109
124% 213 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 59.1%
Great: 82%
WDC WDBNCE2500PNC 250GB
148GB free
Firmware: X61130WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 200 197 201 202 202 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
75% Very good
Read 467
Write 409
Mixed 147
SusWrite 204
68% 307 MB/s
4K Read 23.6
4K Write 37.6
4K Mixed 28.4
92% 29.9 MB/s
DQ Read 357
DQ Write 323
DQ Mixed 274
224% 318 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 75%
Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36
465GB free
Firmware: HP34
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 128 123 128 129 128 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
71.5% Very good
Read 122
Write 73
Mixed 66.3
SusWrite 127
71% 97.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1333 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
49% Average
MC Read 16.9
MC Write 16.9
MC Mixed 15.3
47% 16.4 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 16.5
SC Mixed 16.6
45% 15.6 GB/s
Latency 64.3
62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 49%
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 3,961 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: $225
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