Dell OptiPlex 980

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 69.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	8.35% 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.
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.

Very high background CPU (63%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell OptiPlex 980
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 980 (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180227
Uptime	3.7 Days
Run Date	Dec 20 '20 at 23:57
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	63%

PC Performing as expected (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-750-$72 43,796 User benchmarks, average bench 62% CPU, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	69.4% Good	Memory 91.3 1-Core 70.2 2-Core 139 62% 100 Pts	4-Core 278 8-Core 268 37% 273 Pts	64-Core 277 17% 277 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 5750 12,403 User benchmarks, average bench 8% XFX(1682 2980) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1901.0 Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	8.35% Terrible	Lighting 11.1 Reflection 11.6 Parallax 10.1 9% 10.9 fps	MRender 9.5 Gravity 8.6 Splatting 7.9 7% 8.67 fps
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 8.35% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 240 Write 227 Mixed 220 51% 229 MB/s	4K Read 18.4 4K Write 49.9 4K Mixed 24 85% 30.8 MB/s	DQ Read 202 DQ Write 190 DQ Mixed 196 147% 196 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 220GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 133 Write 116 Mixed 85.4 83% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 219% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 50% Great: 108%
WDC WD10 EADS-11M2B2 1TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 540GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 22.7 Write 20.3 Mixed 20 27% 21 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 70% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 40%
SanDisk Cruzer Dial 32GB 3,902 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 20GB free, PID 5599 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 20 Write 2.8 Mixed 6.7 10% 9.83 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 2 103% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 6% Great: 17%
WDC WD40 EZRZ-00GXCB0 4TB 154 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 25.1 Write 22 Mixed 21.4 29% 22.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 108% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 68%
WDC WD30 EZRX-00SPEB0 3TB 42 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 931GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 23 Write 19.7 Mixed 20.7 27% 21.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 94% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 10% Great: 59%
WDC WD20 EARS-00MVWB0 2TB 91 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 959GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.6 2.3 2.1 2.3 2.3 2.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	8.28% Terrible	Read 23 Write 20.3 Mixed 19.7 SusWrite 2.3 21% 16.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 70% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 8.28% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR3 1600 C11 4x4GB 248 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.7% Average	MC Read 15.8 MC Write 12.8 MC Mixed 13.5 40% 14 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 10.7 27% 9.43 GB/s	Latency 65.3 61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 62%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16