Dell OptiPlex 980

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 60% Gunboat	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 63.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	4.76% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	54.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell OptiPlex 980
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 980 (all builds)
Memory	24.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20100429
Uptime	5.9 Days
Run Date	Nov 12 '20 at 20:17
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing as expected (46^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 860-$339 51,451 User benchmarks, average bench 64% CPU, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	63.8% Good	Memory 86.5 1-Core 73.1 2-Core 130 60% 96.5 Pts	4-Core 224 8-Core 323 34% 273 Pts	64-Core 308 19% 308 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 5570 12,172 User benchmarks, average bench 4% HP(103C 6872) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	4.76% Terrible	Lighting 6.13 Reflection 6.69 Parallax 5.06 5% 5.96 fps	MRender 5.67 Gravity 4.3 Splatting 5.61 4% 5.19 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.76% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 94GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 130 122 127 130 163 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	54.4% Above average	Read 244 Write 142 Mixed 208 SusWrite 135 41% 182 MB/s	4K Read 16 4K Write 53.4 4K Mixed 29.2 90% 32.9 MB/s	DQ Read 204 DQ Write 155 DQ Mixed 197 142% 185 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 124%
HGST Deskstar NAS 6TB-$250 974 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 5TB free Firmware: APGNT517 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 202 212 203 200 206 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 204 Mixed 70.6 SusWrite 202 123% 169 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1.1 196% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 120%
Seagate BUP BK 4TB 13,353 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1TB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 28 28 27 27 28 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	15.9% Very poor	Read 26.3 Write 28.2 Mixed 18.1 SusWrite 27.3 18% 25 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 0.3 173% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 15.9% Great: 65%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 16GB 2,552 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 14GB free, PID 00ee Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.3 8.1 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	5.15% Terrible	Read 15.3 Write 9.5 Mixed 1.8 SusWrite 8.8 11% 8.85 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 16% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.15% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown KHX1600C10D3/8G 0198 KHX1600C10D3/8G 01BA 64D0JKHHJ 0198 KHX1600C10D3/8G 32GB 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	41.2% Average	MC Read 15.2 MC Write 13.7 MC Mixed 13 40% 14 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 12.1 SC Mixed 12.8 33% 11.6 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns

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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	222x
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 $54Bench 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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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