Dell OptiPlex 780

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 41%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 49.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1.08% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell OptiPlex 780
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 780  (all builds)
Memory5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110121
Uptime7.3 Days
Run DateAug 25 '19 at 00:10
Run Duration108 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Quad Q9550-$161
CPU, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.85 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
49.7% Average
Memory 74.2
1-Core 40.2
2-Core 77.5
43% 64 Pts
4-Core 152
8-Core 132
20% 142 Pts
64-Core 141
9% 141 Pts
Poor: 37%
This bench: 49.7%
Great: 57%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 5450
Asus(1043 0471) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
1.08% Terrible
Lighting 1.33
Reflection 1.62
Parallax 1.59
1% 1.51 fps
MRender 1.57
Gravity 0.83
Splatting 1.43
1% 1.28 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.08%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 320GB-$54
91GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 55 58 57 63 62 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
34.1% Below average
Read 61
Write 66
Mixed 47.3
SusWrite 57.6
43% 58 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 34.1%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
20.9% Poor
MC Read 7.5
MC Write 6.3
MC Mixed 6.5
19% 6.77 GB/s
SC Read 4.7
SC Write 5.7
SC Mixed 4.9
15% 5.1 GB/s
Latency 92
44% 92 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 20.9%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 780 Builds (Compare 951 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 780

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