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Dell OptiPlex 990

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (13th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 87 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 46.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive	32.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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 (82%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell OptiPlex 990
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 990 (all builds)
Memory	7.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170505
Uptime	16.9 Days
Run Date	Jun 08 '21 at 10:19
Run Duration	598 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	82%

PC Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-2100-$49 63,701 User benchmarks, average bench 51% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	46.6% Average	Memory 74.4 1-Core 55.8 2-Core 98.9 49% 76.4 Pts	4-Core 107 8-Core 137 16% 122 Pts	64-Core 146 9% 146 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 61%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$36 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 9GB free (System drive) Firmware: 583ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 68 59 63 62 63 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	32.9% Below average	Read 132 Write 114 Mixed 131 SusWrite 65.1 25% 110 MB/s	4K Read 7.8 4K Write 50.5 4K Mixed 20.8 65% 26.4 MB/s	DQ Read 27.5 DQ Write 107 DQ Mixed 23.2 31% 52.6 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 32.9% Great: 73%
Seagate Backup+ BK 500GB 713 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 37GB free, PID a013 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 30.5 Mixed 20.2 26% 25.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 50% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 11% Great: 41%
SanDisk U3 Cruzer Micro 2GB 1,256 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 1GB free, PID 5406 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.3 5.2 5.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	4.39% Terrible	Read 15.8 Write 4.5 Mixed 5.2 SusWrite 5.2 9% 7.68 MB/s	4K Read 4.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 15% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.39% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905584-023.A00LF 4x4GB 166 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	34.4% Below average	MC Read 11 MC Write 13.6 MC Mixed 11 34% 11.9 GB/s	SC Read 8.4 SC Write 9.6 SC Mixed 9.5 26% 9.17 GB/s	Latency 91.7 44% 91.7 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 60%

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

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Typical OptiPlex 990 Builds (Compare 4,083 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 60%

Destroyer

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 990

CPU
Core i7-2600Intel $173Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,698x
Core i5-2400Intel $40Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	1,301x
Core i5-2500IntelBench 63%, 82,538 samples	712x

GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	766x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	338x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	318x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $25Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	186x
A400 480GBKingston $35Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	75x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	75x

RAM
M378B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 48%, 11,003 samples	68x
HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 7,511 samples	63x
HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 4x4GBHynixBench 48%, 2,925 samples	62x

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Total price: $198

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Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $389	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $84
Intel Core i5-12400F $111	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $370