Dell OptiPlex 980

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 70%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Dell OptiPlex 980
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 980 (all builds)
Memory	4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140528
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 15 '17 at 04:29
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	70% Very good	Memory 94.7 1-Core 85.6 2-Core 153 68% 111 Pts	4-Core 247 8-Core 374 38% 311 Pts	64-Core 373 23% 373 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 72%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD WD5000YS-18MPB1 500GB 1,050 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 353GB free (System drive) Firmware: 09.02E09 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 219 216 6008 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 472 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 74 74 19038 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 462 (C2) HDA temperature 113 92 39 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	39.1% Below average	Read 69.6 Write 66.3 Mixed 61.8 50% 65.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 1.64 4K Mixed 0.41 100% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 40%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 470GB free, PID 1048 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	36.5% Below average	Read 86.5 Write 85.2 Mixed 90.3 113% 87.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 1.73 4K Mixed 0.25 69% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 43%
Mass Storage Device 500GB 5,742 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 60GB free, PID 6116 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	10.5% Very poor	Read 29.1 Write 23.5 Mixed 25.5 33% 26 MB/s	4K Read 0.31 4K Write 0.35 4K Mixed 0.22 21% 0.29 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 10.5% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMT125U6BFR8C-H9 80AD000080AD HMT125U6TFR8C-H9 80AD000080AD HMT125U6TFR8C-H9 80AD000080AD HMT125U6TFR8C-H9 8GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	42% Average	MC Read 16 MC Write 13.6 MC Mixed 12.5 40% 14 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 12.1 SC Mixed 11 31% 11 GB/s	Latency 57.9 69% 57.9 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 42%

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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	221x
Core i7 860Intel $339Bench 64%, 51,451 samples	194x

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 $46Bench 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 $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16