Dell OptiPlex 5050

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 83.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics1.94% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe 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.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (47%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell OptiPlex 5050
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 5050  (all builds)
Memory1.4 GB free of 4 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170508
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateJul 23 '18 at 05:09
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User VNM-User
Background CPU 47%

 PC Performing as expected (54th 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)
83.8% Excellent
Memory 89.7
1-Core 116
2-Core 228
82% 144 Pts
4-Core 449
8-Core 459
60% 454 Pts
64-Core 455
28% 455 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R5 430
Dell(1028 1002) 2GB
CLim: 780 MHz, MLim: 1150 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.12
Relative performance (0th percentile)
1.94% Terrible
Lighting 0.07
Reflection 7.04
Parallax 10.2
0% 5.75 fps
MRender 7.67
Gravity 7.2
Splatting 6
6% 6.96 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 1.94%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
835GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 57 59 44 44 35 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
46.2% Average
Read 113
Write 132
Mixed 60.2
SusWrite 48.2
65% 88.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.4
72% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 46.2%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA851U6AFR6N-UH 1x4GB
1 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
37.8% Below average
MC Read 14.4
MC Write 14
MC Mixed 10.8
37% 13.1 GB/s
SC Read 6
SC Write 8.8
SC Mixed 9.9
24% 8.23 GB/s
Latency 67.6
59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 37.8%
Great: 42%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 5050 Builds (Compare 2,153 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 5050

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