Dell OptiPlex 3050

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 80.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.17% 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 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell OptiPlex 3050
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 3050  (all builds)
Memory1.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180809
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateJan 16 '19 at 17:08
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd 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 (99th percentile)
80.7% Excellent
Memory 85.2
1-Core 118
2-Core 232
81% 145 Pts
4-Core 441
8-Core 438
59% 440 Pts
64-Core 458
28% 458 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 78%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
Dell(1028 07A3) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
7.17% Terrible
Lighting 7.73
Reflection 10.9
Parallax 7.47
6% 8.71 fps
MRender 8.14
Gravity 7.07
Splatting 15.3
9% 10.2 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.17%
Great: 7%
AMD Radeon R5 430
Dell(1028 1002) 2GB
CLim: 780 MHz, MLim: 1150 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.12
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
5.81% Terrible
Lighting 7.67
Reflection 6.19
Parallax 9.47
6% 7.78 fps
MRender 6.48
Gravity 7.07
Splatting 5.04
5% 6.2 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 5.81%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD5000AZLX-00K4KA0 500GB
402GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 114 150 149 155 158 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
87.5% Excellent
Read 165
Write 159
Mixed 87.5
SusWrite 140
101% 138 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.1
200% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 87.5%
Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
42.3% Average
MC Read 15.9
MC Write 14.5
MC Mixed 11.9
40% 14.1 GB/s
SC Read 12.3
SC Write 14.1
SC Mixed 13.5
38% 13.3 GB/s
Latency 71.8
56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 42.3%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 3050 Builds (Compare 4,439 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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