Dell OptiPlex 3050

Performance Results


Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 81.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	2.31% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	68.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	4GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Dell OptiPlex 3050
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 3050 (all builds)
Memory	1.6 GB free of 4 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181101
Uptime	2.8 Days
Run Date	Jan 20 '20 at 14:42
Run Duration	295 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Memory 89.9 1-Core 115 2-Core 225 82% 143 Pts	4-Core 427 8-Core 416 57% 421 Pts	64-Core 431 27% 431 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Dell(1028 07A3) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7263 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	2.31% Terrible	Lighting 0.03 Reflection 0 Parallax 0.03 0% 0.02 fps	MRender 5.19 Gravity 5.7 Splatting 12.1 7% 7.67 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.31% Great: 6%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk X400 2.5 7MM 128GB 1,555 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: X4152012 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 86 92 99 102 91 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	68.2% Good	Read 449 Write 288 Mixed 234 SusWrite 90.2 59% 265 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 45.9 4K Mixed 31.3 104% 34.4 MB/s	DQ Read 329 DQ Write 229 DQ Mixed 213 177% 257 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA851U6AFR6N-UH 1x4GB 961 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1 of 2 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (60^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	38.1% Below average	MC Read 13.8 MC Write 13.3 MC Mixed 9.8 35% 12.3 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 13.8 SC Mixed 11.7 35% 12.4 GB/s	Latency 67.4 59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 38.1% Great: 42%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 65%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 3050

CPU
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	1,599x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	531x
Core i5-7500TIntelBench 66%, 5,419 samples	496x

GPU
HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 153,031 samples	2,495x
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	944x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	166x

SSD
hynix SC311 SATA 256GBSKBench 78%, 22,335 samples	89x
1100 SATA 256GBMicronBench 73%, 16,265 samples	85x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	76x

RAM
HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBUnknownBench 40%, 3,269 samples	385x
HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 73%, 3,256 samples	152x
HMA851U6AFR6N-UH 1x4GBUnknownBench 37%, 961 samples	131x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $89

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16