Dell OptiPlex 960

Performance Results


Gaming 2% Tree trunk	Desktop 41% Speed boat	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 42.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	0.53% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	52.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Dell OptiPlex 960
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 960 (all builds)
Memory	1.6 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130806
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 20 '19 at 18:35
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core2 Duo E8400-$89 68,540 User benchmarks, average bench 40% CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	42.4% Average	Memory 70.9 1-Core 42.4 2-Core 78 42% 63.8 Pts	4-Core 83.5 8-Core 81.6 11% 82.6 Pts	64-Core 81.4 5% 81.4 Pts
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 47%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel Q45/Q43 Express Chipset 16,152 User benchmarks, average bench 0% Dell(1028 0276) Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2702 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	0.53% Terrible	Lighting 0.67 Reflection 0.54 Parallax 0.62 0% 0.61 fps	MRender 0.52 Gravity 0.47 Splatting 0.83 0% 0.61 fps
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 0.53% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 178GB free (System drive) Firmware: 583ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 131 132 125 137 134 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	52.2% Above average	Read 227 Write 180 Mixed 176 SusWrite 135 40% 180 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 51.8 4K Mixed 23.1 91% 32.5 MB/s	DQ Read 166 DQ Write 148 DQ Mixed 152 115% 155 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 85%
Generic Flash Disk 4GB 16,068 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 4GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.2 7.4 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.2 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	5.27% Terrible	Read 19 Write 7 Mixed 1.8 SusWrite 7 10% 8.7 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 16% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 5.27% Great: 7%
hp v165w 64GB 98 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 42GB free, PID 5307 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.6 11 11 11 9.6 11 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	6.23% Terrible	Read 19.5 Write 1.5 Mixed 2 SusWrite 10.4 9% 8.35 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 18% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.23% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x1GB 54,972 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 4 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR2 Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	19.4% Very poor	MC Read 6.4 MC Write 6.1 MC Mixed 5.6 17% 6.03 GB/s	SC Read 5.5 SC Write 6.3 SC Mixed 5.5 16% 5.77 GB/s	Latency 99.2 40% 99.2 ns
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 19.4% Great: 28%

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

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Typical OptiPlex 960 Builds (Compare 233 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 4%

Tree trunk

Desktop 40%

Speed boat

Workstation 4%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 960

CPU
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
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 $29Bench 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	114x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16