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Dell OptiPlex 790

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics15.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
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.
Very high background CPU (47%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell OptiPlex 790
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 790  (all builds)
Memory5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130924
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateApr 25 '20 at 22:45
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 47%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2500
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
76.5% Very good
Memory 91.9
1-Core 95.9
2-Core 186
74% 125 Pts
4-Core 357
8-Core 344
47% 351 Pts
64-Core 357
22% 357 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 76.5%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030
Gigabyte(1458 375C) 2GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
15.4% Very poor
Lighting 19
Reflection 14.9
Parallax 17.9
16% 17.3 fps
MRender 15.9
Gravity 18.5
Splatting 20.1
15% 18.1 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 15.4%
Great: 15%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$21
294GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 19.01H19
SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 42 50 60 85 45 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
48.7% Average
Read 115
Write 119
Mixed 73.9
SusWrite 54.5
67% 90.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 48.7%
Great: 69%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 5TB
4TB free, PID d011
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 21 21 22 23 21 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
16.8% Very poor
Read 27
Write 18.9
Mixed 20.2
SusWrite 21.5
29% 21.9 MB/s
4K Read 3.4
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.1
132% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 16.8%
Great: 81%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-PB HMT451U6AFR8C-PB 8GB
1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (40th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49.6% Average
MC Read 17.5
MC Write 17.2
MC Mixed 15.4
48% 16.7 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 15.5
44% 15.3 GB/s
Latency 64.3
62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 49.6%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 790 Builds (Compare 5,530 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 790

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $65
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