Dell OptiPlex 980

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics11.5% 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 Drive49.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemDell OptiPlex 980
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 980  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140528
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 20 '17 at 04:23
Run Duration89 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd 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)
73.4% Very good
Memory 93.9
1-Core 83.8
2-Core 160
68% 113 Pts
4-Core 295
8-Core 371
43% 333 Pts
64-Core 368
23% 368 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 73.4%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K620-$170
HP(103C 1098) 2GB
CLim: 1124 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 369.9
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
11.5% Very poor
Lighting 14.6
Reflection 14.2
Parallax 10.7
12% 13.2 fps
MRender 12.2
Gravity 10.7
Splatting 15.6
11% 12.8 fps
Poor: 10%
This bench: 11.5%
Great: 11%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 180GB-$132
139GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 400i Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
49.5% Average
Read 263
Write 195
Mixed 213
50% 223 MB/s
4K Read 17.2
4K Write 51.6
4K Mixed 10.7
67% 26.5 MB/s
DQ Read 177
DQ Write 168
DQ Mixed 8.04
51% 118 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 49.5%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 029E CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 029E CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 029E CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
41.9% Average
MC Read 15.6
MC Write 13.4
MC Mixed 12.6
40% 13.9 GB/s
SC Read 11.7
SC Write 10.9
SC Mixed 12.9
34% 11.8 GB/s
Latency 59.9
67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 41.9%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 980 Builds (Compare 825 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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