Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 78.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics1.28% 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.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemDell OptiPlex 990
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 990  (all builds)
Memory1.8 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20120821
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 10 '17 at 16:58
Run Duration88 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600-$187
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
78.2% Very good
Memory 92.8
1-Core 98.8
2-Core 192
75% 128 Pts
4-Core 369
8-Core 368
49% 369 Pts
64-Core 371
23% 371 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 78.2%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)
Dell(1028 047E) 1.8GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4229
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
1.28% Terrible
Lighting 1.37
Reflection 1.81
Parallax 1.22
1% 1.46 fps
MRender 2.29
Gravity 0.97
Splatting 2.48
2% 1.91 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.28%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HUA722010ALA330 1TB
903GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JP4O Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
58.3% Above average
Read 104
Write 99.2
Mixed 107
78% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.71
4K Write 1.39
4K Mixed 0.37
97% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 58.3%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT125U6DFR8C-H9 HMT125U6TFR8C-H9 4GB
1333, 1333 MHz
2048, 2048 MB
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
53.8% Above average
MC Read 18.9
MC Write 18.9
MC Mixed 16.9
52% 18.2 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 17.1
47% 16.6 GB/s
Latency 62.4
64% 62.4 ns
Poor: 15%
This bench: 53.8%
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 3,967 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: 68% - Good Total price: $215
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