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Dell OptiPlex 960

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 36.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Boot Drive	The 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.
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.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell OptiPlex 960
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 960 (all builds)
Memory	3.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1600 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130806
Uptime	180 Days
Run Date	Dec 16 '21 at 12:14
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing below expectations (27^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 Q9400-$170 24,176 User benchmarks, average bench 46% CPU, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.45 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	36.7% Below average	Memory 54.5 1-Core 40.4 2-Core 81.7 37% 58.9 Pts	4-Core 108 8-Core 127 15% 118 Pts	64-Core 126 8% 126 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 36.7% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST3250310AS 250GB-$44 34,705 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 156GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4.ADA SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 17 25 28 28 27 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	9.1% Terrible	Read 9.2 Write 34.7 Mixed 9.5 SusWrite 22.5 14% 19 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.2 32% 0.2 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 9.1% Great: 54%
OOS2000G 2TB 1,864 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2TB free SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 193 199 205 199 196 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 143 Mixed 71.3 SusWrite 198 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 110%

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 way below expectations (1^st percentile)	9.61% Terrible	MC Read 1.9 MC Write 3.7 MC Mixed 3 8% 2.87 GB/s	SC Read 1.9 SC Write 2.4 SC Mixed 2.5 6% 2.27 GB/s	Latency 145 28% 145 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 9.61% Great: 45%

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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 239 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 $54Bench 40%, 68,540 samples	83x
Core2 Quad Q9400Intel $170Bench 46%, 24,176 samples	37x
Core2 Quad Q9650Intel $170Bench 51%, 16,719 samples	28x

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

SSD
A400 120GBKingston $30Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	5x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	5x
A400 240GBKingston $25Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	4x

RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	117x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	36x
4x1GBUnknownBench 18%, 54,972 samples	17x

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Value: 45% - Average

Total price: $84

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $155	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-12400F $112	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $375	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $75
Intel Core i7-14700K $355	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $350