Dell OptiPlex 960

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 48.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	30.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	37.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Dell OptiPlex 960
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 960 (all builds)
Memory	4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130806
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 24 '19 at 12:39
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core2 Quad Q9650-$170 16,719 User benchmarks, average bench 51% CPU, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	48.4% Average	Memory 68.7 1-Core 43.3 2-Core 83.3 42% 65.1 Pts	4-Core 164 8-Core 169 22% 167 Pts	64-Core 152 9% 152 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Zotac(19DA A454) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	30.6% Below average	Lighting 37.9 Reflection 30.2 Parallax 36.7 31% 34.9 fps	MRender 37.5 Gravity 37.3 Splatting 35.7 30% 36.8 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 30.6% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$39 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 118 126 134 132 139 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	37.3% Below average	Read 177 Write 140 Mixed 148 SusWrite 123 33% 147 MB/s	4K Read 16.4 4K Write 21.3 4K Mixed 18 59% 18.6 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 70.7 DQ Mixed 118 82% 102 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 123%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39 64,707 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 298GB free Firmware: 01.03E01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 104 106 105 106 105 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	60.6% Good	Read 107 Write 100 Mixed 66 SusWrite 104 69% 94.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 60%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$90 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 448GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 108 110 110 111 109 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	57.2% Above average	Read 91.2 Write 91.3 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 108 66% 89.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x2GB 183,252 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR2 Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	19.6% Very poor	MC Read 6.9 MC Write 6.4 MC Mixed 6.3 19% 6.53 GB/s	SC Read 3.5 SC Write 4.3 SC Mixed 4.8 12% 4.2 GB/s	Latency 104 38% 104 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 19.6% Great: 45%

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Desktop 40%

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Workstation 4%

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 960

CPU
Core2 Duo E8400Intel $89Bench 40%, 68,540 samples	82x
Core2 Quad Q9400Intel $170Bench 46%, 24,176 samples	36x
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples	27x

GPU
Q45/Q43 Express ChipsetIntelBench 0%, 16,152 samples	29x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	19x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	18x

SSD
A400 120GBKingston $28Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	5x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	5x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	4x

RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	115x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	35x
4x1GBUnknownBench 18%, 54,972 samples	16x

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Value: 45% - Average

Total price: $117

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16