Dell OptiPlex 3050

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 82.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.32% 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 Drive179% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell OptiPlex 3050
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 3050  (all builds)
Memory3.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170909
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 08 '20 at 13:01
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th 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)
82.2% Excellent
Memory 89.3
1-Core 99.3
2-Core 227
78% 139 Pts
4-Core 433
8-Core 441
58% 437 Pts
64-Core 439
27% 439 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 82.2%
Great: 78%
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 way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.32% Terrible
Lighting 7.8
Reflection 10.9
Parallax 8.31
6% 9 fps
MRender 9.52
Gravity 6.8
Splatting 15.6
9% 10.6 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.32%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
164GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 635 321 305 309 308 317 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
179% Outstanding
Read 1,570
Write 1282
Mixed 549
SusWrite 366
209% 942 MB/s
4K Read 42.5
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 45.3
191% 72.4 MB/s
DQ Read 874
DQ Write 737
DQ Mixed 616
513% 742 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 179%
Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 500GB (2016)-$24
1GB free
Firmware: CC43
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 208
Write 96.7
Mixed 75
94% 127 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 35% Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M378A5244CB0-CRC 859B0000802C CT4G4DFS824A.C8FDD2 8GB
2400, 2400 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
66.3% Good
MC Read 22.4
MC Write 25.4
MC Mixed 21
66% 22.9 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 24.8
SC Mixed 23.5
61% 21.4 GB/s
Latency 68.1
59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 66.3%
Great: 72%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 3050 Builds (Compare 4,477 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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