Dell OptiPlex 3050

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics100% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive299% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell OptiPlex 3050
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 3050  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20220915
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 05 '22 at 00:49
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%
Watch Gameplay: 2060S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (43rd 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 as expected (42nd percentile)
66.9% Good
Memory 78.8
1-Core 109
2-Core 204
74% 131 Pts
4-Core 317
8-Core 329
43% 323 Pts
64-Core 349
22% 349 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 66.9%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510
MSI(1462 3861) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 526.47
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
100% Outstanding
Lighting 121
Reflection 111
Parallax 126
99% 119 fps
MRender 177
Gravity 110
Splatting 103
103% 130 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 100%
Great: 106%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black SN770 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB
338GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 731030WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 997 1561 1766 2139 2150 2136 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
299% Outstanding
Read 2,120
Write 2,050
Mixed 1,994
SusWrite 1,791
448% 1,989 MB/s
4K Read 54.9
4K Write 97.4
4K Mixed 64.9
218% 72.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,147
DQ Write 526
DQ Mixed 743
576% 805 MB/s
Poor: 195%
This bench: 299%
Great: 507%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M378A1K43BB2-CRC 80CE000080CE M378A1K43CB2-CRC 16GB
2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
75.3% Very good
MC Read 26.7
MC Write 31.1
MC Mixed 23.5
77% 27.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.2
SC Write 30.1
SC Mixed 21.4
64% 22.2 GB/s
Latency 82.8
48% 82.8 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 75.3%
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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