Dell OptiPlex 790

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 63.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	55.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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System	Dell OptiPlex 790
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 790 (all builds)
Memory	4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20111230
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 26 '20 at 10:55
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	28%

PC Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2400-$250 166,255 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	63.4% Good	Memory 74.2 1-Core 37.4 2-Core 91.9 44% 67.8 Pts	4-Core 303 8-Core 316 41% 309 Pts	64-Core 326 20% 326 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730 164,888 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 84F6) 2GB CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 3.9 10% 3.9 fps
Poor: 3% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDSC2KR120H6 120GB 381 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: LSF036E SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 62 62 62 65 63 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	55.6% Above average	Read 432 Write 366 Mixed 358 SusWrite 72.8 69% 307 MB/s	4K Read 17.8 4K Write 28.5 4K Mixed 22.1 70% 22.8 MB/s	DQ Read 266 DQ Write 264 DQ Mixed 209 172% 246 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 84%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 576GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 74 72 75 76 73 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	43.8% Average	Read 78.8 Write 85.7 Mixed 53.5 SusWrite 73.8 54% 72.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 59%
WD WD8000AARS-00Y5B1 800GB 1,154 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 158GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 72 73 75 73 73 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	39.7% Below average	Read 65 Write 61.5 Mixed 64.2 SusWrite 72.9 49% 65.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 57%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 60,540 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 494GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 28 29 29 30 29 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	16% Very poor	Read 26.5 Write 27.5 Mixed 22.2 SusWrite 28.8 19% 26.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.2 88% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 16% Great: 66%
WD 10EADS External 1TB 3,369 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 137GB free, PID 1003 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 21 22 22 22 22 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	13.4% Very poor	Read 23 Write 21 Mixed 20 SusWrite 21.6 29% 21.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 87% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 13.4% Great: 21%
SanDisk Ultra 64GB 5,745 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 34GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 11 12 11 12 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	13.1% Very poor	Read 27.1 Write 13.4 Mixed 17.9 SusWrite 11.2 22% 17.4 MB/s	4K Read 3.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 2.2 154% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 13.1% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905458-009.A00LF Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 9905458-009.A00LF 8GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 4096, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	35.1% Below average	MC Read 12.5 MC Write 12.8 MC Mixed 11.5 35% 12.3 GB/s	SC Read 8.7 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 9.8 25% 8.9 GB/s	Latency 92 44% 92 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 47%

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Gaming 7%

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Desktop 57%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 790

CPU
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	2,204x
Core i7-2600Intel $187Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,325x
Core i5-2500IntelBench 63%, 82,538 samples	567x

GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	1,229x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	449x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	394x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	203x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	85x
A400 120GBKingston $30Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	61x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	79x
HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 7,511 samples	59x
M378B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 48%, 11,003 samples	50x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $278

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16