Dell OptiPlex 980

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 68.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics15% 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.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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)
Memory8 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20110901
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 14 '20 at 18:32
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5 760-$100
CPU, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
68.1% Good
Memory 91.6
1-Core 79.3
2-Core 137
64% 103 Pts
4-Core 256
8-Core 286
36% 271 Pts
64-Core 290
18% 290 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 68.1%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-$120
MSI(1462 8A9C) 2GB
CLim: 1333 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 445.75
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
15% Very poor
Lighting 18
Reflection 14.2
Parallax 13.3
15% 15.2 fps
MRender 23.1
Gravity 18.7
Splatting 16.7
16% 19.5 fps
Poor: 13%
This bench: 15%
Great: 16%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST500LM030-1RK17D 500GB
360GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 67 59 86 88 96 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
35.9% Below average
Read 48.7
Write 81
Mixed 51
SusWrite 76.1
47% 64.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.4
111% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 35.9%
Great: 67%
External USB 3.0 1TB
927GB free, PID 0578
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 25 24 25 24 25 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
12.3% Very poor
Read 27.3
Write 24
Mixed 23
SusWrite 24.5
33% 24.7 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.7
58% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 12.3%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 99P5474-021.A00LF 0198 99P5474-013.A00LF 0198 99P5474-013.A00LF 12GB
1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
39.3% Below average
MC Read 14.8
MC Write 11.9
MC Mixed 12.9
38% 13.2 GB/s
SC Read 10.4
SC Write 10.3
SC Mixed 10.5
30% 10.4 GB/s
Latency 64.7
62% 64.7 ns

 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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