Dell OptiPlex 980

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 2% Tree trunk	Desktop 60% Destroyer	Workstation 1% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 68.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	4.51% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Dell OptiPlex 980
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 980 (all builds)
Memory	1.6 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110901
Uptime	3.9 Days
Run Date	Nov 06 '18 at 19:06
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	MOZ-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd 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 above expectations (82^nd percentile)	68.3% Good	Memory 93.5 1-Core 84.8 2-Core 150 67% 109 Pts	4-Core 235 8-Core 370 37% 303 Pts	64-Core 368 23% 368 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 330 478 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Dell(1028 0CFB) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 341.74 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	4.51% Terrible	Lighting 5.97 Reflection 6.27 Parallax 2.53 5% 4.92 fps	MRender 6.67 Gravity 4.23 Splatting 3.65 4% 4.85 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.51% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Hitachi HDS725050KLA360 500GB-$40 5,497 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 415GB free (System drive) Firmware: K2AOAB0A SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 40 48 48 52 53 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	26.2% Poor	Read 44.8 Write 42.3 Mixed 31.2 SusWrite 46.2 30% 41.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 26.2% Great: 34%
Generic External 250GB 238 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 15GB free, PID 1840 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 19 18 18 18 18 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	10.4% Very poor	Read 26.6 Write 21.5 Mixed 9.5 SusWrite 18 24% 18.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 53% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 10.4% Great: 21%
WDC WD30 EFRX-68EUZN0 2TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 2.5TB free, PID 2352 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 17 16 16 16 16 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	14.8% Very poor	Read 30.1 Write 24.2 Mixed 24.4 SusWrite 16.1 31% 23.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 108% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 14.8% Great: 23%
ST1000DM 003-1CH162 1TB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 164GB free, PID 2352 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2 2.2 2 2 2 2.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	10.1% Very poor	Read 29.1 Write 23.5 Mixed 24.2 SusWrite 2 25% 19.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 92% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 10.1% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown M378B5673FH0-CH9 2x2GB 785 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 2 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	25.5% Poor	MC Read 8.4 MC Write 7.2 MC Mixed 6.1 21% 7.23 GB/s	SC Read 8.9 SC Write 9.5 SC Mixed 8.3 25% 8.9 GB/s	Latency 61.1 66% 61.1 ns
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 25.5% Great: 43%

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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	195x

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 $50Bench 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 $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16