Dell OptiPlex 980

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 53.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	The 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.
Memory	4GB 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. 4GB 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Dell OptiPlex 980
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 980 (all builds)
Memory	1.6 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	Χρώματα 1440 x 900 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110121
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 26 '19 at 11:24
Run Duration	288 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3 550-$110 19,058 User benchmarks, average bench 47% CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	53.2% Above average	Memory 72.7 1-Core 80.1 2-Core 136 58% 96.4 Pts	4-Core 196 8-Core 200 26% 198 Pts	64-Core 199 12% 199 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 250GB (2007)-$20 41,230 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 104GB free (System drive) Firmware: 02.03E02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 66 68 68 68 68 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	42% Average	Read 79.3 Write 75.3 Mixed 52 SusWrite 66.9 50% 68.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 156% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 55%
WD My Passport 0810 500GB 1,144 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 441GB free, PID 0810 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 20 20 20 21 20 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	14% Very poor	Read 26.9 Write 19.1 Mixed 19.8 SusWrite 20.2 28% 21.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 14% Great: 45%
1,556 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 1GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.4 6.3 6.9 6.2 7.6 5.8 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	8.41% Terrible	Read 28.2 Write 2.5 Mixed 5.3 SusWrite 6.7 10% 10.7 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.9 66% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 8.41% Great: 15%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT325U6BFR8C-H9 2x2GB 2,206 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 2 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	28.5% Poor	MC Read 9.6 MC Write 8.3 MC Mixed 11.2 28% 9.7 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 6.2 SC Mixed 7.5 21% 7.4 GB/s	Latency 95.2 42% 95.2 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 28.5% Great: 50%

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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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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