Dell OptiPlex 980

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 67.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	4.58% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	28.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

22 months ago, 18 months ago.

System	Dell OptiPlex 980
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 980 (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180227
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 06 '22 at 22:06
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (41^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 860-$339 51,451 User benchmarks, average bench 64% CPU, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	67.1% Good	Memory 88 1-Core 81.1 2-Core 153 65% 107 Pts	4-Core 254 8-Core 346 38% 300 Pts	64-Core 350 22% 350 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 240 58,337 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 8094) 1GB CLim: 780 MHz, MLim: 1040 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 22.6.1 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	4.58% Terrible	Lighting 5.9 Reflection 5.2 Parallax 8.6 5% 6.57 fps	MRender 4.5 Gravity 6.7 Splatting 4.2 4% 5.13 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.58% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$36 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF870400 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 77 30 53 63 41 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	28.2% Poor	Read 228 Write 188 Mixed 93 SusWrite 73.8 32% 146 MB/s	4K Read 11.3 4K Write 14.4 4K Mixed 8.2 35% 11.3 MB/s	DQ Read 106 DQ Write 72.6 DQ Mixed 29.4 38% 69.5 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 28.2% Great: 55%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 169 172 173 175 175 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Read 155 Write 154 Mixed 88.5 SusWrite 173 104% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.1 211% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 12,350 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	39.4% Below average	MC Read 15.2 MC Write 12.5 MC Mixed 12.1 38% 13.3 GB/s	SC Read 11.1 SC Write 10.2 SC Mixed 11.7 31% 11 GB/s	Latency 69.5 58% 69.5 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 39.4% Great: 64%

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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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Typical OptiPlex 980 Builds (Compare 820 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	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 $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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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 $182	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) $30	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