Dell OptiPlex 980

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 49.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1.02% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough 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.
SystemDell OptiPlex 980
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 980  (all builds)
Memory4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140528
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateJan 24 '19 at 15:25
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5 660
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.35 GHz
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
49.6% Average
Memory 62
1-Core 87
2-Core 170
60% 106 Pts
4-Core 217
8-Core 217
29% 217 Pts
64-Core 216
13% 216 Pts
Poor: 37%
This bench: 49.6%
Great: 55%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 210
EVGA(3842 1312) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 340.52
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
1.02% Terrible
Lighting 1.07
Reflection 2.35
Parallax 0.44
1% 1.28 fps
MRender 2.43
Gravity 0.77
Splatting 1.7
1% 1.63 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.02%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD3200AVVS-63L2B0 320GB
158GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 61 67 61 63 61 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
36.9% Below average
Read 65.5
Write 64.3
Mixed 42.5
SusWrite 62.7
43% 58.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 36.9%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown PSD32G13332 8502 PSD32G133381 8502 PSD32G13332 8502 PSD32G133381 8GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
31.1% Below average
MC Read 10
MC Write 9.2
MC Mixed 13.8
31% 11 GB/s
SC Read 8.8
SC Write 7.1
SC Mixed 8.5
23% 8.13 GB/s
Latency 122
33% 122 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 31.1%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 980 Builds (Compare 823 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 980

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