Dell OptiPlex 980

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	4.62% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The 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.
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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Dell OptiPlex 980
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 980 (all builds)
Memory	5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140528
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 20 '19 at 00:27
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (45^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 way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	72.3% Very good	Memory 94.6 1-Core 82.2 2-Core 161 68% 113 Pts	4-Core 272 8-Core 394 42% 333 Pts	64-Core 390 24% 390 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 330 478 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Dell(1028 0CFB) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 337.94 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	4.62% Terrible	Lighting 6.2 Reflection 7 Parallax 2.56 5% 5.25 fps	MRender 6.43 Gravity 4.3 Splatting 3.65 4% 4.79 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.62% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$109 43,695 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 414GB free (System drive) Firmware: 51.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 34 39 55 53 60 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	41.1% Average	Read 94.8 Write 75.7 Mixed 72 SusWrite 48.4 54% 72.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 108% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 69%
WD WD30EURX 3TB-$141 1,455 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 234GB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 81 87 84 79 70 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	37.3% Below average	Read 48 Write 96 Mixed 43.8 SusWrite 81.9 50% 67.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 109% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 83%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 117 112 107 111 109 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	66.7% Good	Read 121 Write 121 Mixed 74.8 SusWrite 111 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 101%
USB Flash Memory 8GB 1,068 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 7GB free, PID 6544 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.3 5.4 4.4 4 4.4 4.6 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	6% Terrible	Read 27.8 Write 4.5 Mixed 7.8 SusWrite 4.7 11% 11.2 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 15% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 2x4GB 7,511 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42.2% Average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 13 MC Mixed 12.7 41% 14.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.7 SC Write 9.9 SC Mixed 11.4 30% 10.7 GB/s	Latency 58.3 69% 58.3 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 53%

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

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Gaming 5%

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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	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 $273	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 $177	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