Dell OptiPlex 3050

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.54% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive83.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell OptiPlex 3050
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 3050  (all builds)
Memory8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20220323
Uptime2.4 Days
Run DateOct 02 '22 at 04:02
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
74.7% Very good
Memory 83.3
1-Core 114
2-Core 221
79% 140 Pts
4-Core 381
8-Core 388
51% 384 Pts
64-Core 395
24% 395 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Dell(1028 07A3) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9664
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
3.54% Terrible
Lighting 6.5
Reflection 8.2
Parallax 7.7
5% 7.47 fps
MRender 0.2
Gravity 0.2
Splatting 0.1
0% 0.17 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.54%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk SD9TB8W256G1001 256GB
193GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X6104101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 196 196 197 197 199 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
83.5% Excellent
Read 402
Write 370
Mixed 285
SusWrite 209
71% 317 MB/s
4K Read 27.6
4K Write 72.4
4K Mixed 39.9
131% 46.6 MB/s
DQ Read 332
DQ Write 282
DQ Mixed 251
203% 288 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 83.5%
Great: 97%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.8% Good
MC Read 25.3
MC Write 26.6
MC Mixed 21.4
70% 24.4 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 24.7
SC Mixed 21.5
59% 20.5 GB/s
Latency 74.6
54% 74.6 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 68.8%
Great: 81%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 3050 Builds (Compare 4,457 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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