Dell OptiPlex 3060

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (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. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics3.17% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell OptiPlex 3060
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 3060  (all builds)
Memory3.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201211
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateFeb 26 '21 at 16:13
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User DOM-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing below expectations (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8400-$131
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
85.8% Excellent
Memory 86.2
1-Core 124
2-Core 246
85% 152 Pts
4-Core 460
8-Core 708
72% 584 Pts
64-Core 706
44% 706 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 85.8%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7)
Dell(1028 085C) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8853
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
3.17% Terrible
Lighting 5.9
Reflection 8.4
Parallax 0.1
5% 4.8 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.17%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba MQ01ACF050 500GB-$150
412GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AV003D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 104 98 103 96 113 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
57.1% Above average
Read 96.1
Write 106
Mixed 49.2
SusWrite 103
65% 88.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 57.1%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
37.1% Below average
MC Read 14.5
MC Write 12
MC Mixed 10.4
35% 12.3 GB/s
SC Read 10.4
SC Write 12.2
SC Mixed 9.9
31% 10.8 GB/s
Latency 71.1
56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 37.1%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 3060 Builds (Compare 3,051 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 3060

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $174
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