Dell OptiPlex 980

Performance Results


Gaming 1% Tree trunk	Desktop 44% Speed boat	Workstation 1% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 66.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	1.12% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	21.6% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory	3GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 3GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell OptiPlex 980
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 980 (all builds)
Memory	0.6 GB free of 3 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140528
Uptime	2.4 Days
Run Date	Feb 01 '18 at 11:15
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing as expected (45^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 as expected (54^th percentile)	66.5% Good	Memory 85.9 1-Core 83.3 2-Core 158 65% 109 Pts	4-Core 262 8-Core 341 38% 301 Pts	64-Core 371 23% 371 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 8400 GS 18,254 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Asus(1043 84F9) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.1 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	1.12% Terrible	Lighting 1.27 Reflection 2.35 Parallax 0.5 1% 1.37 fps	MRender 2.19 Gravity 0.87 Splatting 1.7 1% 1.58 fps
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 1.12% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB 24,911 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 54GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF3000RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 107 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 77 (A5) Unknown 100 100 270 (A6) Unknown 100 100 4 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 10 (A9) Unknown 100 100 185 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 4 (AE) Unknown 100 100 15 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 70 59 253403987998 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 330717724749 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 941 (EA) Unknown 100 100 2057 (F1) Unknown 100 100 910 (F2) Unknown 100 100 652 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	21.6% Poor	Read 264 Write 38.6 Mixed 102 29% 135 MB/s	4K Read 11.9 4K Write 14.8 4K Mixed 1.02 27% 9.25 MB/s	DQ Read 15.2 DQ Write 46.7 DQ Mixed 3.79 11% 21.9 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 21.6% Great: 56%
TOSHIBA MK5059GSX 500GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 425GB free, PID 70f8 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	10.9% Very poor	Read 29.8 Write 26.4 Mixed 27.7 36% 28 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 0.23 4K Mixed 0.17 15% 0.29 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 10.9% Great: 14%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown NT2GC64B88G0NF-CG 802C0000802C 8JTF12864AZ-1G1F1 3GB 1333, 1066 MHz 2048, 1024 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	26.1% Poor	MC Read 10.2 MC Write 7.3 MC Mixed 7.1 23% 8.2 GB/s	SC Read 6.4 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 6.9 20% 7.1 GB/s	Latency 71.3 56% 71.3 ns

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Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 59%

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Workstation 5%

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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	196x

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 $44Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	13x

RAM
M378B5273CH0-CH9 2x4GBUnknownBench 37%, 202 samples	17x
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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16