Dell OptiPlex 980

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 45% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 68.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	86% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	54.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell OptiPlex 980
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 980 (all builds)
Memory	4.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180227
Uptime	8.5 Days
Run Date	Feb 03 '21 at 02:50
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing below expectations (21^st 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, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	68.4% Good	Memory 92.7 1-Core 81.7 2-Core 150 66% 108 Pts	4-Core 244 8-Core 325 36% 284 Pts	64-Core 343 21% 343 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% MSI(1462 C303) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	86% Excellent	Lighting 103 Reflection 188 Parallax 112 84% 134 fps	MRender 95 Gravity 123 Splatting 111 90% 110 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 199 201 103 71 68 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	54.3% Above average	Read 238 Write 226 Mixed 211 SusWrite 139 46% 204 MB/s	4K Read 20.8 4K Write 44.8 4K Mixed 26 88% 30.5 MB/s	DQ Read 203 DQ Write 190 DQ Mixed 195 146% 196 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 134%
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$113 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 485GB free Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 199 216 223 226 222 MB/s Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	66.5% Good	Read 246 Write 239 Mixed 165 SusWrite 213 49% 216 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 52.3 4K Mixed 34.1 111% 37.6 MB/s	DQ Read 203 DQ Write 190 DQ Mixed 196 147% 196 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 128%
Hitachi HDS725050KLA360 500GB-$40 5,497 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 175GB free Firmware: K2AOA11A SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 35 34 35 34 34 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	20.8% Poor	Read 37.4 Write 41.6 Mixed 29.8 SusWrite 34.3 26% 35.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 20.8% Great: 34%
Seagate BUP Portable 4TB 5,255 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 88GB free Firmware: 0004 SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 17 18 18 18 18 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	11.3% Very poor	Read 20.7 Write 28.1 Mixed 27.6 SusWrite 17.6 18% 23.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.5 132% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 11.3% Great: 69%
WD My Book 1235 4TB 2,399 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 334GB free, PID 1235 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 15 15 15 15 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	13.3% Very poor	Read 29.7 Write 23.2 Mixed 24.2 SusWrite 15.1 30% 23.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 95% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 13.3% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMT351U6BFR8C-H9 80AD000080AD HMT351U6BFR8C-H9 80AD000080AD HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 80AD000080AD HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 16GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	40.6% Average	MC Read 14.8 MC Write 13.3 MC Mixed 12.9 39% 13.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.2 SC Write 11.1 SC Mixed 11.3 30% 10.5 GB/s	Latency 62.8 64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 45%

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Gaming 5%

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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	221x
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 $48Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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