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Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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. 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 72%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics0.95% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (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.
SystemDell OptiPlex 990
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 990  (all builds)
Memory3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130314
Uptime14.2 Days
Run DateJul 17 '22 at 12:53
Run Duration198 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2400-$40
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
72% Very good
Memory 91
1-Core 77.5
2-Core 169
67% 112 Pts
4-Core 306
8-Core 320
42% 313 Pts
64-Core 314
19% 314 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 72%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R5 220
PwrHis(1787 5220) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1901.0
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
0.95% Terrible
Lighting 1
Reflection 2
Parallax 1.4
1% 1.47 fps
MRender 2
Gravity 0.4
Splatting 1.9
1% 1.43 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 0.95%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$21
218GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 17.01H17
SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 63 63 83 79 75 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
53.8% Above average
Read 118
Write 108
Mixed 70.3
SusWrite 69.8
67% 91.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.9
147% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 53.8%
Great: 69%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB
347GB free, PID a202
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 20 19 20 20 20 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
13.6% Very poor
Read 31.9
Write 21.7
Mixed 18.7
SusWrite 19.4
29% 22.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 13.6%
Great: 49%
Generic Flash Disk 8GB
2GB free, PID 6387
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.1 9.5 9.6 11 10 10 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
4.8% Terrible
Read 17.2
Write 2.2
Mixed 5.5
SusWrite 9.7
10% 8.65 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
3% 0.27 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 4.8%
Great: 7%
WDC WD30 EZRX-00MMMB0 3TB
835GB free, PID 0539
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 19 18 19 19 19 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
12.4% Very poor
Read 30.9
Write 20
Mixed 22
SusWrite 18.8
30% 22.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.6
64% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 12.4%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown RMR5040MM58F9F1600 Micron 8JTF25664AZ-1G4D1 Micron 8JTF25664AZ-1G4D1 8GB
1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 2048, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
50.9% Above average
MC Read 17.4
MC Write 18.5
MC Mixed 16.4
50% 17.4 GB/s
SC Read 14
SC Write 15.8
SC Mixed 14.6
42% 14.8 GB/s
Latency 65.8
61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 50.9%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 990 Builds (Compare 4,083 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

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