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 (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 65.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	48.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although 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.

Very high background CPU (57%). 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	1.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140528
Uptime	12 Days
Run Date	Mar 25 '19 at 10:22
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	57%

PC Performing as expected (48^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, 8 threads Base clock 2.95 GHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	65.6% Good	Memory 95.6 1-Core 51.6 2-Core 103 55% 83.3 Pts	4-Core 195 8-Core 372 34% 283 Pts	64-Core 367 23% 367 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 4550 3,005 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Dell(1028 0002) 512MB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.3000 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 1% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 182GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 197 196 203 201 209 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	48.4% Average	Read 197 Write 216 Mixed 147 SusWrite 199 43% 190 MB/s	4K Read 18.4 4K Write 46.4 4K Mixed 24.6 84% 29.8 MB/s	DQ Read 23.7 DQ Write 75.3 DQ Mixed 29.5 28% 42.8 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 99%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 134GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 98 97 98 98 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	Read 100 Write 98 Mixed 71.8 SusWrite 96.7 68% 91.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 69%
USB 2.0 Flash 2GB 111 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 1GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.9 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.2 2.9 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	3.86% Terrible	Read 14.3 Write 2.8 Mixed 1.8 SusWrite 3.1 5% 5.5 MB/s	4K Read 4.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 17% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.86% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown M378B5273CH0-CH9 2x4GB 202 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	41.4% Average	MC Read 16.1 MC Write 13 MC Mixed 12.8 40% 14 GB/s	SC Read 7.3 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 12.1 27% 9.4 GB/s	Latency 55.2 72% 55.2 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 49%

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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	222x
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 $55Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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