Dell OptiPlex GX280

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 19%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 29.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics1.8% 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.
Memory3.5GB 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. 3.5GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (61%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell OptiPlex GX280
MotherboardDell OptiPlex GX280  (all builds)
Memory1.5 GB free of 3.5 GB @ 0.4 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20060303
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 18 '20 at 16:30
Run Duration170 Seconds
Run User SVN-User
Background CPU 61%

 PC Performing as expected (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Pentium 4 2.80GHz-$100
Microprocessor, 1 CPU, 1 cores, 1 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
29.3% Poor
Memory 57.1
1-Core 7.2
2-Core 9.9
22% 24.7 Pts
4-Core 11
8-Core 18.1
2% 14.6 Pts
64-Core 17.8
1% 17.8 Pts
Poor: 14%
This bench: 29.3%
Great: 38%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 2600-PRO
Sapphire(174B E410) 512MB
Driver: atiumdag.dll Ver. 8.632.1.2000
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
1.8% Terrible
Lighting 2.03
Reflection 4
Parallax 1.09
2% 2.38 fps
MRender 2.38
Gravity 0.87
Splatting 3.83
2% 2.36 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.8%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
913GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC49
SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.4 40 53 57 100 101 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
48.4% Average
Read 107
Write 62.3
Mixed 38
SusWrite 59.9
49% 66.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 5.3
4K Mixed 0.5
183% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 48.4%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3GB
null MHz
1024, 1024, 1024, 512 MB
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
6.21% Terrible
MC Read 1.9
MC Write 2.3
MC Mixed 0.9
5% 1.7 GB/s
SC Read 0.8
SC Write 0.2
SC Mixed 0.2
1% 0.4 GB/s
Latency 137
29% 137 ns
Poor: 8%
This bench: 6.21%
Great: 23%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex GX280 Builds (Compare 7 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 22%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex GX280

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 27% - Poor Total price: $174
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