Dell OptiPlex 980

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 11% 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 69.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	12.5% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	44.5% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Dell OptiPlex 980
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 980 (all builds)
Memory	5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20180227
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 26 '18 at 05:26
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	69.6% Good	Memory 94 1-Core 85.4 2-Core 162 69% 114 Pts	4-Core 246 8-Core 368 38% 307 Pts	64-Core 365 23% 365 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030 185,384 User benchmarks, average bench 14% MSI(1462 8C98) 2GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 525 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 397.93 Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	12.5% Very poor	Lighting 15.6 Reflection 13.7 Parallax 14.5 13% 14.6 fps	MRender 6.24 Gravity 17.2 Splatting 18.9 12% 14.1 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 12.5% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 120GB-$63 12,393 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS13 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3870 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2044 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 49 (AD) Unknown 100 100 720926 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 138 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 128850984990 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 89 (F1) Unknown 100 100 3877	44.5% Average	Read 263 Write 148 Mixed 183 44% 198 MB/s	4K Read 18.5 4K Write 42.8 4K Mixed 8.86 62% 23.4 MB/s	DQ Read 197 DQ Write 123 DQ Mixed 44.5 64% 122 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 91%
Sony Hard Drive 1TB 2,286 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 616GB free, PID 05bf Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	12.2% Very poor	Read 22.2 Write 20.9 Mixed 21.4 28% 21.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.28 4K Write 1.43 4K Mixed 0.17 56% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 12.2% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Nanya NT2GC64B8HC0NF-CG 4x2GB 938 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	43.3% Average	MC Read 15.9 MC Write 13.7 MC Mixed 12.9 40% 14.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 13.3 SC Mixed 13.3 38% 13.5 GB/s	Latency 59.9 67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 52%

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

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Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 59%

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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 $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