Dell OptiPlex 3046

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is 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.
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.
SystemDell OptiPlex 3046
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 3046  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161108
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 20 '19 at 10:16
Run Duration106 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
Socket 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
75.9% Very good
Memory 81.6
1-Core 112
2-Core 216
77% 136 Pts
4-Core 405
8-Core 414
55% 410 Pts
64-Core 397
25% 397 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 75.9%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 250
MSI(1462 3011) 2GB
CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 900 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.4.1
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
7% Terrible
Lighting 8.2
Reflection 8.85
Parallax 9.09
7% 8.71 fps
MRender 8.1
Gravity 9.63
Splatting 9.83
8% 9.18 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 7%
Great: 9%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
445GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 52 57 61 78 33 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
63.2% Good
Read 169
Write 149
Mixed 68.8
SusWrite 51.6
80% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.3
54% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 63.2%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata DDR4 3000 2OZ 1x16GB
1 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
40.9% Average
MC Read 14.2
MC Write 14.6
MC Mixed 12.3
39% 13.7 GB/s
SC Read 11.5
SC Write 14.3
SC Mixed 13.3
37% 13 GB/s
Latency 77.7
52% 77.7 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 40.9%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 3046 Builds (Compare 250 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 3046

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $67
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