Dell OptiPlex 960

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 42% Speed boat	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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 44.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	4.21% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	52.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB 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 (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Dell OptiPlex 960
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 960 (all builds)
Memory	4 GB free of 6 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120601
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 05 '20 at 22:10
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	31%

PC Performing below expectations (25^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 Q6600-$100 59,658 User benchmarks, average bench 42% CPU, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	44.3% Average	Memory 70.3 1-Core 27.8 2-Core 55.4 36% 51.2 Pts	4-Core 110 8-Core 108 15% 109 Pts	64-Core 109 7% 109 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 50%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6570 19,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% XFX(1682 5220) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.2801.1002 Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	4.21% Terrible	Lighting 5.6 Reflection 5.62 Parallax 5.25 5% 5.49 fps	MRender 3.86 Gravity 4.8 Splatting 4.22 4% 4.29 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.21% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 120GB-$25 42,924 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900612 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 133 83 57 43 65 MB/s Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	52.9% Above average	Read 246 Write 222 Mixed 210 SusWrite 83 43% 190 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 46.1 4K Mixed 26.1 98% 32.9 MB/s	DQ Read 170 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 147 119% 168 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 87%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 570 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 395GB free, PID d000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 14 14 14 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	13.9% Very poor	Read 31.6 Write 28.9 Mixed 27.6 SusWrite 14 34% 25.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 91% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 13.9% Great: 59%
WD My Passport 2626 2TB 8,368 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 691GB free, PID 2626 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 14 14 14 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	21% Poor	Read 32.8 Write 28.8 Mixed 25.7 SusWrite 14 33% 25.3 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.4 160% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 21% Great: 65%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 14 14 14 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	23.1% Poor	Read 32.4 Write 28.4 Mixed 25.9 SusWrite 13.9 33% 25.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1 206% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 23.1% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 6GB 111,301 User benchmarks, average bench 25% null MHz 2048, 1024, 2048, 1024 MB Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	17.3% Very poor	MC Read 6.3 MC Write 4.7 MC Mixed 4.8 15% 5.27 GB/s	SC Read 5.3 SC Write 4.6 SC Mixed 5.5 15% 5.13 GB/s	Latency 101 40% 101 ns
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 17.3% Great: 46%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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: 44% - Average

Total price: $118

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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