Dell OptiPlex 980

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 70.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	4.25% 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	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
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

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Dell OptiPlex 980
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 980 (all builds)
Memory	9.3 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20180227
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 12 '20 at 01:20
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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 860-$339 51,451 User benchmarks, average bench 64% CPU, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	70.5% Very good	Memory 92.8 1-Core 80.6 2-Core 158 67% 110 Pts	4-Core 266 8-Core 359 40% 312 Pts	64-Core 362 22% 362 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 85E7) 2GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	4.25% Terrible	Lighting 5.03 Reflection 4.54 Parallax 4.88 4% 4.82 fps	MRender 6.43 Gravity 3.9 Splatting 6.13 4% 5.49 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.25% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 347GB free (System drive) Firmware: 19.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 93 106 109 110 124 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	63.6% Good	Read 117 Write 87.6 Mixed 41.3 SusWrite 105 64% 87.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 132% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 69%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 1,970 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 551GB free, PID 0212 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 22 22 21 21 21 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	13.9% Very poor	Read 24.4 Write 21.6 Mixed 17.4 SusWrite 21.5 28% 21.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 13.9% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMT41GU6DFR8A-PB 0198000002FE KP223C-ELD 0198000002FE KP223C-ELD 12GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 2048, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	25.4% Poor	MC Read 8.8 MC Write 6.7 MC Mixed 6.1 20% 7.2 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 9.4 SC Mixed 8.8 26% 9.2 GB/s	Latency 62.4 64% 62.4 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 25.4% Great: 40%

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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%

Tree trunk

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 $54Bench 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 $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 $42	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