Dell OptiPlex 980

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 35%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 42.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics10% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.
Memory3GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 3GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
SystemDell OptiPlex 980
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 980  (all builds)
Memory0.9 GB free of 3 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20101103
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateDec 04 '19 at 18:12
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5 650-$70
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
42.2% Average
Memory 64.8
1-Core 65.5
2-Core 111
49% 80.5 Pts
4-Core 111
8-Core 142
16% 126 Pts
64-Core 185
12% 185 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 42.2%
Great: 53%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 745 (OEM)-$60
HP(103C 6893) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1032 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.73
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
10% Very poor
Lighting 12.1
Reflection 11.7
Parallax 8
10% 10.6 fps
MRender 11.3
Gravity 12.4
Splatting 14
10% 12.6 fps
Poor: 9%
This bench: 10%
Great: 10%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba MK5061GSYN 500GB-$75
320GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MH001M
SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 75 65 70 71 75 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
35.9% Below average
Read 53.2
Write 66.2
Mixed 27.2
SusWrite 71.6
40% 54.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
126% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 35.9%
Great: 56%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown KTW149-ELD 3x1GB
3 of 4 slots used
3GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
27.2% Poor
MC Read 9.4
MC Write 9
MC Mixed 10.4
27% 9.6 GB/s
SC Read 6.6
SC Write 5.3
SC Mixed 6.7
18% 6.2 GB/s
Latency 114
35% 114 ns
Poor: 12%
This bench: 27.2%
Great: 30%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 980 Builds (Compare 823 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

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