| 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 43.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average. |
| 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 | 2GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows however a minimum of 4GB is recommended for gaming or any other RAM intensive tasks such as photo/video editing. This system will also be a little more responsive with 4GB of RAM. |
| OS Version | Although 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. |
| System | Dell OptiPlex 960 |
| Motherboard | Dell OptiPlex 960 (all builds) |
| Memory | 1.2 GB free of 2 GB @ 0.8 GHz |
| Display | 1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors, |
| OS | Windows 7 |
| BIOS Date | 20120730 |
| Uptime | 0 Days |
| Run Date | Aug 27 '17 at 11:03 |
| Run Duration | 241 Seconds |
| Run User | IDN-User |
| Background CPU | 0% |
PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).
| Processor | Bench | Normal | Heavy | Server |
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43.2%
Average
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43% 66.2 Pts
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11% 84.6 Pts
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5% 85.7 Pts
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| Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
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Unknown 1x2GB
1 of 4 slots used
2GB DIMM DDR2
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16.7%
Very poor
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14% 4.93 GB/s
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15% 5.2 GB/s
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42% 96.2 ns
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System Memory Latency Ladder
L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds
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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 960
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| Core2 Duo E8400Intel $89Bench 40%, 68,540 samples | 81x |
| Core2 Quad Q9400Intel $170Bench 46%, 24,176 samples | 35x |
| Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples | 27x |
| GPU |
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| Q45/Q43 Express ChipsetIntelBench 0%, 16,152 samples | 29x |
| GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples | 19x |
| GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples | 18x |
| EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER | Value: 44% - Average | Total price: $118 |