Dell OptiPlex 980

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 52.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics7.4% 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 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemDell OptiPlex 980
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 980  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20180227
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 16 '19 at 12:57
Run Duration120 Seconds
Run User ZAF-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5 650-$70
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
52.1% Above average
Memory 68.9
1-Core 83.4
2-Core 132
57% 94.8 Pts
4-Core 206
8-Core 210
28% 208 Pts
64-Core 208
13% 208 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 52.1%
Great: 53%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 550-$79
Sapphire(1DA2 E367) 2GB
CLim: 1206 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.5.2
Relative performance (0th percentile)
7.4% Terrible
Lighting 0.07
Reflection 31.4
Parallax 21.9
0% 17.8 fps
MRender 28.3
Gravity 16.4
Splatting 32.4
22% 25.7 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 7.4%
Great: 16%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$32
733GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC44
SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 19 14 19 20 17 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
21.3% Poor
Read 56.8
Write 76.1
Mixed 59.3
SusWrite 17.1
39% 52.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.5
111% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 21.3%
Great: 68%
Sm611gx8 BA 8GB
1GB free
Firmware: M0425A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 20 18 20 20 19 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
27.8% Poor
Read 76.6
Write 16.2
Mixed 14.7
SusWrite 19.1
23% 31.6 MB/s
4K Read 3.9
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 1.6
359% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 27.8%
Great: 28%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M378B5273DH0-CH9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
32.4% Below average
MC Read 10.7
MC Write 9.3
MC Mixed 14.2
33% 11.4 GB/s
SC Read 8.5
SC Write 6.6
SC Mixed 9
23% 8.03 GB/s
Latency 104
38% 104 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 32.4%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 980 Builds (Compare 827 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 980

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $128
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