Dell OptiPlex 960

Performance Results


Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 49% Yacht	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 44.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	8.27% 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 Drive	45.6% 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Dell OptiPlex 960
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 960 (all builds)
Memory	2.1 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20090429
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Nov 02 '20 at 18:31
Run Duration	133 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	44.8% Average	Memory 75.9 1-Core 40.3 2-Core 85.4 44% 67.2 Pts	4-Core 83.1 8-Core 84.6 11% 83.8 Pts	64-Core 84.1 5% 84.1 Pts
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 47%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon R7 250 1,712 User benchmarks, average bench 7% Dell(1028 2120) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	8.27% Terrible	Lighting 10 Reflection 13.3 Parallax 13.7 8% 12.3 fps	MRender 10.6 Gravity 8.67 Splatting 11.4 8% 10.2 fps
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 8.27% Great: 8%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung CM871 2.5 7mm 128GB 1,004 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 88GB free (System drive) Firmware: FXT02D1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 131 131 133 134 133 MB/s Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	45.6% Average	Read 252 Write 133 Mixed 149 SusWrite 128 37% 165 MB/s	4K Read 20.3 4K Write 41.3 4K Mixed 19.1 77% 26.9 MB/s	DQ Read 153 DQ Write 39.4 DQ Mixed 55.5 51% 82.6 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 60%
Toshiba MK5076GSX 500GB-$54 7,200 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 434GB free Firmware: GS001C SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 67 70 69 69 70 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	39.3% Below average	Read 67.8 Write 65.9 Mixed 19 SusWrite 69 40% 55.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 99% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 39.3% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x2GB 446,702 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 2 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR2 Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	22% Poor	MC Read 7.7 MC Write 6.5 MC Mixed 6.4 20% 6.87 GB/s	SC Read 6.1 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 7.2 19% 6.57 GB/s	Latency 88.5 45% 88.5 ns
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 22% Great: 44%

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

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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	82x
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 $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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16