Dell OptiPlex 980

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 68.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	6.67% 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	52.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Dell OptiPlex 980
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 980 (all builds)
Memory	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180227
Uptime	4.6 Days
Run Date	Mar 14 '21 at 15:22
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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 2.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	68.6% Good	Memory 90.6 1-Core 85.6 2-Core 163 68% 113 Pts	4-Core 256 8-Core 348 38% 302 Pts	64-Core 351 22% 351 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 640 34,519 User benchmarks, average bench 6% EVGA(3842 2645) 2GB CLim: 901 MHz, MLim: 445 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	6.67% Terrible	Lighting 7.7 Reflection 7.9 Parallax 9.3 6% 8.3 fps	MRender 8.4 Gravity 10.2 Splatting 8.7 7% 9.1 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 6.67% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 183GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 205 203 200 202 203 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	52.8% Above average	Read 233 Write 225 Mixed 197 SusWrite 202 48% 214 MB/s	4K Read 15.2 4K Write 49.1 4K Mixed 19 73% 27.8 MB/s	DQ Read 204 DQ Write 189 DQ Mixed 173 136% 189 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 129%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 153 148 156 153 156 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 149 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 153 93% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.5 138% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 107%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 137 136 139 140 137 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Read 142 Write 119 Mixed 75.4 SusWrite 137 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 96%
Lacie Rugged Mini USB3 1TB 1,056 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 761GB free Firmware: 1053 SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 26 26 26 26 26 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	17% Very poor	Read 33.3 Write 25.7 Mixed 26.2 SusWrite 25.7 21% 27.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 100% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 17% Great: 67%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 128GB 536 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 106GB free, PID 0743 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 23 22 22 21 22 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	13.6% Very poor	Read 30.2 Write 15 Mixed 14.7 SusWrite 22 26% 20.5 MB/s	4K Read 3.2 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 80% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 13.6% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 4x4GB 2,925 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.1% Average	MC Read 15.6 MC Write 13.3 MC Mixed 12.6 40% 13.8 GB/s	SC Read 10.4 SC Write 11.1 SC Mixed 12.6 32% 11.4 GB/s	Latency 66.4 60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 53%

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Gaming 5%

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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 $290	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16