Dell OptiPlex 3050

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics4.47% 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell OptiPlex 3050
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 3050  (all builds)
Memory3.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180515
Uptime17.5 Days
Run DateSep 08 '18 at 20:16
Run Duration256 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 27%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7500T
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
77.7% Very good
Memory 89.5
1-Core 102
2-Core 196
75% 129 Pts
4-Core 387
8-Core 357
50% 372 Pts
64-Core 388
24% 388 Pts
Poor: 36%
This bench: 77.7%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
Dell(1028 07A3) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
4.47% Terrible
Lighting 7.23
Reflection 11.5
Parallax 7.22
6% 8.64 fps
MRender 0
Gravity 6.77
Splatting 0.04
2% 2.27 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.47%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba MQ01ACF050 500GB-$150
402GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AV002D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 52 78 95 95 96 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
33.4% Below average
Read 34
Write 96
Mixed 23.2
SusWrite 82.5
43% 58.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.2
47% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 33.4%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8ATF1G64HZ-2G3B1 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
42.1% Average
MC Read 15.9
MC Write 14.3
MC Mixed 11.6
40% 13.9 GB/s
SC Read 12.1
SC Write 14.4
SC Mixed 12.8
37% 13.1 GB/s
Latency 67.8
59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 42.1%
Great: 42%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 3050 Builds (Compare 4,458 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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