Dell OptiPlex 780

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 45% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 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 49.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	3.24% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Dell OptiPlex 780
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 780 (all builds)
Memory	8.7 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130806
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 16 '19 at 06:11
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing below expectations (37^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 2.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	49.6% Average	Memory 73.7 1-Core 38.3 2-Core 76.8 42% 62.9 Pts	4-Core 151 8-Core 151 20% 151 Pts	64-Core 154 10% 154 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 53%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 720 15,510 User benchmarks, average bench 4% MSI(1462 8C90) 1GB CLim: 797 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 431.70 Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	3.24% Terrible	Lighting 3.83 Reflection 3.69 Parallax 3.66 3% 3.73 fps	MRender 3.9 Gravity 3.3 Splatting 5.09 4% 4.1 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.24% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SBBU120G1122 120GB 2,087 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 97GB free Firmware: Z3107000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 61 52 51 59 59 MB/s Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	37.4% Below average	Read 174 Write 65.1 Mixed 71.7 SusWrite 59.3 20% 92.4 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 48.9 4K Mixed 9.8 72% 26.8 MB/s	DQ Read 144 DQ Write 142 DQ Mixed 24.1 51% 103 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 67%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 124GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 527 222 228 225 224 224 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 257GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 77 75 78 78 79 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	46.3% Average	Read 84.5 Write 76.2 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 76.4 56% 75.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 57%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 1TB 18,390 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 328GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 18 20 21 23 23 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	14.3% Very poor	Read 29.3 Write 29.1 Mixed 16.5 SusWrite 20.2 18% 23.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0 56% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 14.3% Great: 63%
Generic- SD/MMC 2GB 218 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 2GB free, PID 6362 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.6 11 11 12 12 10 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	5.68% Terrible	Read 18.7 Write 9.5 Mixed 4.8 SusWrite 10.9 13% 11 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 9% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.68% Great: 7%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 32GB-$9 66,405 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 29GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 15 9.7 6.5 4.8 6.5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	5.64% Terrible	Read 8 Write 23.4 Mixed 4 SusWrite 9.3 16% 11.2 MB/s	4K Read 6.5 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 1.3 78% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 5.64% Great: 28%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 12GB 85,415 User benchmarks, average bench 35% null MHz 2048, 2048, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	21.2% Poor	MC Read 6.7 MC Write 6.7 MC Mixed 6.3 19% 6.57 GB/s	SC Read 6.2 SC Write 6.9 SC Mixed 7.2 19% 6.77 GB/s	Latency 93.1 43% 93.1 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 21.2% Great: 50%

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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 780

CPU
Core2 Duo E8400Intel $89Bench 40%, 68,540 samples	227x
Core2 Duo E7500Intel $109Bench 39%, 39,897 samples	144x
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples	90x

GPU
Q45/Q43 Express ChipsetIntelBench 0%, 16,152 samples	142x
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 187,161 samples	97x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	74x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	40x
WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GBWDCBench 93%, 97,462 samples	16x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	13x

RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	275x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	168x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	100x

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Value: 47% - Average

Total price: $117

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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