Dell OptiPlex 980

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 52.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics10.6% 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemDell OptiPlex 980
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 980  (all builds)
Memory4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140109
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 17 '21 at 14:30
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th 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, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
52.9% Above average
Memory 70.5
1-Core 80.3
2-Core 135
57% 95.2 Pts
4-Core 206
8-Core 208
28% 207 Pts
64-Core 206
13% 206 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 52.9%
Great: 53%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 745 (OEM)-$60
MSI(1462 3110) 2GB
CLim: 1057 MHz, MLim: 462 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 472.12
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
10.6% Very poor
Lighting 13.1
Reflection 15.2
Parallax 10.8
11% 13 fps
MRender 11.1
Gravity 12.9
Splatting 14
10% 12.7 fps
Poor: 9%
This bench: 10.6%
Great: 10%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 250GB-$23
152GB free (System drive)
Firmware: KC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 39 48 53 44 44 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
22.2% Poor
Read 32.1
Write 34.5
Mixed 24.9
SusWrite 45.2
25% 34.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.5
77% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 22.2%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M378B5773DH0-CH9 80CE000080CE M378B5773DH0-CH9 02FE000002FE EBJ21UE8BDF0-DJ-F 02FE000002FE EBJ21UE8BDF0-DJ-F 8GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
31.1% Below average
MC Read 10.5
MC Write 9.1
MC Mixed 13
31% 10.9 GB/s
SC Read 8
SC Write 6.9
SC Mixed 7.7
22% 7.53 GB/s
Latency 100
40% 100 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 31.1%
Great: 31%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 980 Builds (Compare 820 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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