Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	1.23% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Dell OptiPlex 990
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 990 (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180702
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 09 '18 at 01:24
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	33%

PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600-$172 185,630 User benchmarks, average bench 67% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	64.9% Good	Memory 83.1 1-Core 92 2-Core 162 67% 112 Pts	4-Core 279 8-Core 234 35% 257 Pts	64-Core 428 26% 428 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz) 150,891 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Dell(1028 047E) 2GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.23% Terrible	Lighting 1.3 Reflection 1.77 Parallax 1.19 1% 1.42 fps	MRender 2.19 Gravity 0.93 Splatting 2.39 2% 1.84 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.23% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: CC9C SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 152 145 154 143 158 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	73.7% Very good	Read 112 Write 72.6 Mixed 60.6 SusWrite 145 72% 97.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 114%
Asmt 2105 32GB 30GB free Firmware: 0 Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 28.5 Mixed 27.8 22% 28.1 MB/s	4K Read 4.6 4K Write 7.5 4K Mixed 2.3 586% 4.8 MB/s

WDC WD20 EZRZ-00Z5HB0 2TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 152GB free, PID 1351 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 80 80 78 82 78 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	41.7% Average	Read 114 Write 120 Mixed 68.7 SusWrite 79.7 127% 95.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 122% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 44%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 500GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 447GB free, PID 1351 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 81 79 76 84 90 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	40.2% Average	Read 130 Write 76 Mixed 53.3 SusWrite 78.6 105% 84.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 70% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 55%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 4x4GB 14,299 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	46.3% Average	MC Read 16.4 MC Write 16.9 MC Mixed 13.2 44% 15.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 16 44% 15.4 GB/s	Latency 75 53% 75 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 64%

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

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Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 60%

Destroyer

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 990

CPU
Core i7-2600Intel $172Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,658x
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	1,268x
Core i5-2500IntelBench 63%, 82,538 samples	694x

GPU
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	306x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	177x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	74x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	71x

RAM
M378B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 48%, 11,003 samples	67x
HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 4x4GBHynixBench 48%, 2,925 samples	61x
HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 7,511 samples	60x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $200

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $44	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16