Dell OptiPlex 960

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 47.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive	63.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

System	Dell OptiPlex 960
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 960 (all builds)
Memory	2.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130806
Uptime	10.6 Days
Run Date	Jun 20 '21 at 17:14
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd 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 (22^nd percentile)	47.1% Average	Memory 68.2 1-Core 42.2 2-Core 63 39% 57.8 Pts	4-Core 155 8-Core 141 20% 148 Pts	64-Core 154 10% 154 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 58%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 96GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 181 182 161 172 178 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	63.2% Good	Read 237 Write 225 Mixed 215 SusWrite 172 48% 212 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 47.4 4K Mixed 35.6 110% 36.3 MB/s	DQ Read 198 DQ Write 183 DQ Mixed 157 127% 180 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 129%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 116GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 107 108 103 106 107 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Read 103 Write 100 Mixed 53.4 SusWrite 104 66% 90.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 67%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$60 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 646GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 144 145 138 144 145 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Read 151 Write 111 Mixed 78.8 SusWrite 142 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 113%
SAMSUNG HD502HJ 500GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 95GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0.1 0 0.1 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	14.1% Very poor	Read 32.5 Write 27.1 Mixed 27 SusWrite 0 27% 21.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.1 142% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 14.1% Great: 58%
WDC WD32 00AAKS-75L9A0 320GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 76GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	10.6% Very poor	Read 31.4 Write 26.3 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 0.1 26% 20.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 98% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 10.6% Great: 45%
WDC WD25 00JS-75NCB3 250GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 17GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.8 3.3 3.2 3.6 3.4 3.3 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	10.8% Very poor	Read 32.1 Write 27 Mixed 23.7 SusWrite 3.4 27% 21.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 87% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 10.8% Great: 26%
ST325082 0SCE 250GB 73GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 24 24 24 24 24 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	13.6% Very poor	Read 31.5 Write 25.5 Mixed 21.9 SusWrite 24 34% 25.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 63% 0.8 MB/s

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 below expectations (23^rd percentile)	17.2% Very poor	MC Read 5.2 MC Write 5.8 MC Mixed 5.2 16% 5.4 GB/s	SC Read 4.7 SC Write 5.3 SC Mixed 3.9 13% 4.63 GB/s	Latency 106 38% 106 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 17.2% Great: 45%

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Gaming 4%

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Desktop 40%

Speed boat

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	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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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