Dell OptiPlex 980

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics82.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell OptiPlex 980
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 980  (all builds)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1596 x 986 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180227
Uptime1.5 Days
Run DateJan 01 '19 at 00:20
Run Duration105 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7 870-$100
CPU, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
72.6% Very good
Memory 92.6
1-Core 86
2-Core 165
69% 114 Pts
4-Core 290
8-Core 386
43% 338 Pts
64-Core 387
24% 387 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 72.6%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
Asus(1043 8623) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
82.7% Excellent
Lighting 100
Reflection 127
Parallax 115
82% 114 fps
MRender 90.2
Gravity 118
Splatting 101
84% 103 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 82.7%
Great: 101%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25
140GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS1OA7C0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 133 130 126 120 154 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
83.6% Excellent
Read 164
Write 155
Mixed 30
SusWrite 128
86% 119 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
139% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 103%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1333 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
40.2% Average
MC Read 14.9
MC Write 13.4
MC Mixed 12.2
39% 13.5 GB/s
SC Read 10
SC Write 9.8
SC Mixed 11.9
30% 10.6 GB/s
Latency 63
64% 63 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 40.2%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 980 Builds (Compare 819 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 980

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $128
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