Dell OptiPlex 980

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 68.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	1.01% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	34.9% 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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Dell OptiPlex 980
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 980 (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140528
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jan 14 '21 at 12:02
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	SYC-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7 860-$339 51,451 User benchmarks, average bench 64% CPU, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	68.3% Good	Memory 92.5 1-Core 82.7 2-Core 139 65% 105 Pts	4-Core 241 8-Core 353 37% 297 Pts	64-Core 360 22% 360 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 405 1,861 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Device(1B0A 908E) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.01 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.01% Terrible	Lighting 1.1 Reflection 1.1 Parallax 0.5 1% 0.9 fps	MRender 2.5 Gravity 0.5 Splatting 1.6 1% 1.53 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.01% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 830 128GB-$109 37,250 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 59GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 167 169 169 169 171 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	34.9% Below average	Read 177 Write 158 Mixed 128 SusWrite 169 36% 158 MB/s	4K Read 12.6 4K Write 26.6 4K Mixed 14.7 52% 18 MB/s	DQ Read 17.8 DQ Write 43.8 DQ Mixed 19.2 18% 26.9 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 34.9% Great: 76%
AI Mass Storage 32GB 1,216 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 11GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.7 6.3 6.9 8.5 7.2 8.2 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	6.91% Terrible	Read 0.5 Write 13.3 Mixed 1 SusWrite 7.3 9% 5.53 MB/s	4K Read 2.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.1 64% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.91% Great: 10%
ADATA HM900 1TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 931GB free, PID a43a Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 26 19 26 26 26 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	15.4% Very poor	Read 31.8 Write 24.4 Mixed 25.4 SusWrite 24.7 35% 26.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 80% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 15.4% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.5% Average	MC Read 17 MC Write 12.7 MC Mixed 12.3 40% 14 GB/s	SC Read 10.7 SC Write 11.1 SC Mixed 11.3 32% 11 GB/s	Latency 63.2 63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 97%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical OptiPlex 980 Builds (Compare 825 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 59%

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Workstation 5%

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 980

CPU
Core i7 870Intel $100Bench 66%, 37,228 samples	228x
Core i5 650Intel $70Bench 46%, 42,063 samples	222x
Core i7 860Intel $339Bench 64%, 51,451 samples	195x

GPU
Radeon HD 4550ATIBench 1%, 3,005 samples	72x
HD Graphics (Clarkdale 0.733/0.9 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 20,588 samples	71x
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 187,161 samples	69x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	34x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	19x
MX500 500GBCrucial $45Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	13x

RAM
M378B5273CH0-CH9 2x4GBUnknownBench 37%, 202 samples	16x
M378B5673FH0-CH9 4x2GBUnknownBench 36%, 633 samples	15x
KP223C-ELD 4x2GBUnknownBench 35%, 110 samples	15x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $128

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16