Dell OptiPlex 3050

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.4% 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 Drive91.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemDell OptiPlex 3050
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 3050  (all builds)
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1600 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170508
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 23 '17 at 19:19
Run Duration85 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7500-$89
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
81.4% Excellent
Memory 81.7
1-Core 122
2-Core 240
82% 148 Pts
4-Core 468
8-Core 468
63% 468 Pts
64-Core 457
28% 457 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
Dell(1028 07A3) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4771
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.4% Terrible
Lighting 7.63
Reflection 11
Parallax 7.47
6% 8.69 fps
MRender 11.5
Gravity 7.03
Splatting 15.5
10% 11.3 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.4%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90
360GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT03B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
91.1% Outstanding
Read 513
Write 393
Mixed 414
98% 440 MB/s
4K Read 42.6
4K Write 92.6
4K Mixed 26.8
148% 54 MB/s
DQ Read 43.1
DQ Write 97
DQ Mixed 104
70% 81.3 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 91.1%
Great: 134%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT8G4DFD824A.C16FHP 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
83.4% Excellent
MC Read 30.4
MC Write 32.4
MC Mixed 26.8
85% 29.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 33.7
SC Mixed 26.5
73% 25.6 GB/s
Latency 77.4
52% 77.4 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 83.4%
Great: 86%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 3050 Builds (Compare 4,475 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 3050

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 91% - Outstanding Total price: $89
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