Dell OptiPlex 980

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 69.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	1.08% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	54.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Dell OptiPlex 980
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 980 (all builds)
Memory	6.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180227
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 30 '21 at 19:45
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing below expectations (39^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, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	69.5% Good	Memory 91.1 1-Core 89.1 2-Core 170 70% 117 Pts	4-Core 261 8-Core 381 40% 321 Pts	64-Core 371 23% 371 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 5450 66,079 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Dell(1028 2126) 512MB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.08% Terrible	Lighting 1.2 Reflection 2.6 Parallax 1.7 1% 1.83 fps	MRender 2 Gravity 0.5 Splatting 2 1% 1.5 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.08% Great: 1%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 240GB-$139 12,595 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 193GB free (System drive) Firmware: LF1i SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 208 207 207 206 208 MB/s Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	54.6% Above average	Read 223 Write 208 Mixed 211 SusWrite 207 48% 212 MB/s	4K Read 18.3 4K Write 49.6 4K Mixed 21.3 81% 29.7 MB/s	DQ Read 189 DQ Write 180 DQ Mixed 188 140% 186 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 95%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Nanya NT4GC64B8HG0NF-CG 2x4GB 2,338 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42.8% Average	MC Read 17.1 MC Write 12.7 MC Mixed 13.2 41% 14.3 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 12.1 SC Mixed 12.8 36% 12.5 GB/s	Latency 65.6 61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 53%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	60	20"	1280 720	ACR0103 Acer H203H

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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	220x
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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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