Dell OptiPlex 980

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 24%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics34% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe 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.
Memory11GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 11GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
SystemDell OptiPlex 980
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 980  (all builds)
Memory8.6 GB free of 11 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20140528
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 16 '18 at 21:49
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7 860-$339
CPU, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
74.9% Very good
Memory 96.3
1-Core 95.8
2-Core 188
75% 127 Pts
4-Core 290
8-Core 415
44% 353 Pts
64-Core 413
26% 413 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 74.9%
Great: 72%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 610
PNY(196E 104A) 2GB
CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 267 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
1.78% Terrible
Lighting 2.2
Reflection 2.15
Parallax 0.59
2% 1.65 fps
MRender 2.43
Gravity 2.27
Splatting 1.87
2% 2.19 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.78%
Great: 2%
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2064 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
34% Below average
Lighting 41.8
Reflection 33.9
Parallax 41.4
34% 39 fps
MRender 44.4
Gravity 40.7
Splatting 40
34% 41.7 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 34%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD1600HLFS-60G6U2 160GB
71GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 04.04V03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 97 76 94 96 91 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
53.8% Above average
Read 98.2
Write 96.4
Mixed 63.6
SusWrite 88.7
64% 86.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.3
230% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 53.8%
Great: 68%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67
175GB free
Firmware: MS2OA8R0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 117 119 114 124 123 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
66.2% Good
Read 112
Write 117
Mixed 42.5
SusWrite 119
71% 97.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.6
139% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 66.2%
Great: 107%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65
663GB free
Firmware: 01.00A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 100 101 103 103 104 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
57.8% Above average
Read 99.5
Write 97.5
Mixed 50.2
SusWrite 102
64% 87.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
121% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 57.8%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HU524303EP0200 0198 KHX2400C11D3/8GX 80CE000080CE M378B2873EH1-CH9 11GB
1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
2048, 8192, 1024 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
29.9% Poor
MC Read 10.4
MC Write 7.9
MC Mixed 7.4
24% 8.57 GB/s
SC Read 10
SC Write 10.9
SC Mixed 10.3
30% 10.4 GB/s
Latency 52.9
76% 52.9 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 5%
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Desktop
Desktop 59%
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Workstation
Workstation 5%
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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 980

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