Dell OptiPlex 3050

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell OptiPlex 3050
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 3050  (all builds)
Memory2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170508
Uptime8.9 Days
Run DateApr 10 '19 at 06:09
Run Duration118 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th 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 way above expectations (100th percentile)
81.5% Excellent
Memory 84.3
1-Core 118
2-Core 232
81% 145 Pts
4-Core 456
8-Core 451
61% 454 Pts
64-Core 378
23% 378 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 81.5%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
Dell(1028 07A3) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
7% Terrible
Lighting 7.8
Reflection 10.6
Parallax 7.69
6% 8.7 fps
MRender 7.71
Gravity 7
Splatting 13.8
8% 9.51 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 500GB (2016)-$32
189GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 61 54 95 98 59 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
27.2% Poor
Read 29.2
Write 82.3
Mixed 26.5
SusWrite 65.3
37% 50.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.5
87% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 27.2%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
40.9% Average
MC Read 15.4
MC Write 14.4
MC Mixed 11.8
40% 13.9 GB/s
SC Read 10
SC Write 13.5
SC Mixed 11.3
33% 11.6 GB/s
Latency 73
55% 73 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 40.9%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 3050 Builds (Compare 4,440 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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