Dell OptiPlex 980

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 67%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	47% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Dell OptiPlex 980
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 980 (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20110121
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Sep 27 '18 at 15:44
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7 870-$100 37,228 User benchmarks, average bench 66% CPU, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.95 GHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	67% Good	Memory 94 1-Core 85.1 2-Core 161 69% 113 Pts	4-Core 223 8-Core 292 33% 258 Pts	64-Core 309 19% 309 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 74%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 106GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 201 200 173 179 171 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	47% Average	Read 189 Write 215 Mixed 187 SusWrite 188 44% 195 MB/s	4K Read 18.3 4K Write 47.3 4K Mixed 24.3 84% 30 MB/s	DQ Read 31 DQ Write 52.9 DQ Mixed 26.8 25% 36.9 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 124%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 8GB 6,342 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 4GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 12 12 12 12 12 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	9.97% Terrible	Read 21.8 Write 7 Mixed 7.8 SusWrite 11.7 14% 12.1 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 1.7 109% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 9.97% Great: 14%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMT351U6BFR8C-H9 80AD000080AD HMT351U6BFR8C-H9 80AD000080AD HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 80AD000080AD HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 16GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	44.3% Average	MC Read 16.4 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 14 42% 14.9 GB/s	SC Read 12.4 SC Write 11.9 SC Mixed 11.9 34% 12.1 GB/s	Latency 59.9 67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 45%

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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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Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 59%

Gunboat

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	221x
Core i7 860Intel $339Bench 64%, 51,451 samples	194x

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 $46Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16