Dell OptiPlex 980

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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. 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 71%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics60.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive49.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
SystemDell OptiPlex 980
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 980  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180227
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 29 '20 at 03:21
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
Watch Gameplay: 590 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7 860-$339
CPU, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
71% Very good
Memory 93.6
1-Core 82.2
2-Core 158
68% 111 Pts
4-Core 266
8-Core 365
40% 316 Pts
64-Core 365
23% 365 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 71%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 590-$200
CLim: 1576 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.2.1
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
60.3% Good
Lighting 75.9
Reflection 76.4
Parallax 92.3
62% 81.5 fps
MRender 74.8
Gravity 77.2
Splatting 61.9
57% 71.3 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 60.3%
Great: 62%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS900 120GB-$25
74GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS900613
SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 133 49 61 63 63 MB/s
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
49.1% Average
Read 237
Write 213
Mixed 196
SusWrite 96.4
42% 186 MB/s
4K Read 19.2
4K Write 49.6
4K Mixed 20.7
82% 29.8 MB/s
DQ Read 205
DQ Write 190
DQ Mixed 151
126% 182 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 49.1%
Great: 87%
Hitachi HUA722020ALA331 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: JKAOA3NH
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 123 120 118 118 124 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
70.2% Very good
Read 124
Write 119
Mixed 60.7
SusWrite 121
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 70.2%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMT351U6BFR8C-H9 80AD000080AD HMT351U6BFR8C-H9 859B0000802C CT51264BA1339.M16F 859B0000802C CT51264BA1339.M16F 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
40.7% Average
MC Read 15.3
MC Write 13.4
MC Mixed 12.1
39% 13.6 GB/s
SC Read 10.8
SC Write 10
SC Mixed 11.4
31% 10.7 GB/s
Latency 60.7
66% 60.7 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 980 Builds (Compare 821 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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