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 as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 48.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Memory	12GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Dell OptiPlex 980
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 980 (all builds)
Memory	7.8 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180227
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 11 '21 at 06:25
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	38%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5 650-$70 42,063 User benchmarks, average bench 46% CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	48.3% Average	Memory 68.3 1-Core 67.2 2-Core 122 52% 86 Pts	4-Core 163 8-Core 183 23% 173 Pts	64-Core 188 12% 188 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 256GB 641 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 164GB free (System drive) Firmware: V4.15.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 206 204 204 199 205 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 11% Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$38 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 196 199 198 190 197 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	86% Excellent	Read 105 Write 155 Mixed 75.3 SusWrite 195 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 93% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 106%
Seagate Expansion Desk 3TB 13,194 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2TB free Firmware: 0915 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 101 107 113 117 107 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	52% Above average	Read 71.9 Write 93.7 Mixed 64.8 SusWrite 108 62% 84.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.4 170% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 103%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 570GB free Firmware: 0915 SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 45 47 40 43 41 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	25.5% Poor	Read 44.2 Write 62.8 Mixed 59.1 SusWrite 43.6 39% 52.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 0.3 142% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 25.5% Great: 97%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0915 SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 14 13 15 14 15 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	6.86% Terrible	Read 9.8 Write 18.7 Mixed 7.5 SusWrite 14.1 9% 12.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.1 19% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 6.86% Great: 97%
Generic Mass-Storage 32GB 2,578 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 15GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.2 8.3 8.7 8.8 9.1 9 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	11.6% Very poor	Read 15.5 Write 12.9 Mixed 14.5 SusWrite 8.8 17% 12.9 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.2 126% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 11.6% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-10666CL9-4GBNT 04CD000004CD F3-10666CL9-4GBNT 0198000002FE K1N7HK-ELC 0198000002FE K1N7HK-ELC 12GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 2048, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	27.9% Poor	MC Read 9.8 MC Write 6.6 MC Mixed 12.6 28% 9.67 GB/s	SC Read 8 SC Write 5.5 SC Mixed 6.9 19% 6.8 GB/s	Latency 105 38% 105 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 27.9% Great: 31%

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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	222x
Core i7 860Intel $339Bench 64%, 51,451 samples	196x

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 $53Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	13x

RAM
M378B5273CH0-CH9 2x4GBUnknownBench 37%, 202 samples	17x
M378B5673FH0-CH9 4x2GBUnknownBench 36%, 633 samples	15x
KP223C-ELD 4x2GBUnknownBench 35%, 110 samples	15x

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Total price: $128

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16