Dell OptiPlex 3050

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 81.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics6.08% 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 Drive65.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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 (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell OptiPlex 3050
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 3050  (all builds)
Memory3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190509
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 12 '19 at 21:39
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 20%

 PC Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
81.8% Excellent
Memory 90.6
1-Core 104
2-Core 204
77% 133 Pts
4-Core 422
8-Core 424
56% 423 Pts
64-Core 426
26% 426 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 81.8%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Dell(1028 07A3) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7263
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
6.08% Terrible
Lighting 6.3
Reflection 8.65
Parallax 6.62
5% 7.19 fps
MRender 9.52
Gravity 5.8
Splatting 12.6
8% 9.3 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.08%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
72GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 60AABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 75 95 95 91 100 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
65.1% Good
Read 420
Write 121
Mixed 162
SusWrite 92.2
44% 199 MB/s
4K Read 24.7
4K Write 74.6
4K Mixed 35
122% 44.8 MB/s
DQ Read 93.5
DQ Write 122
DQ Mixed 99.1
77% 105 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 65.1%
Great: 73%
WD WD4002FFWX-68TZ4N0 4TB
3.5TB free
Firmware: 83.H0A83
SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 198 201 200 197 207 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 196
Write 205
Mixed 83.4
SusWrite 201
125% 171 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 4.5
4K Mixed 0.7
203% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 114%
Great: 114%
WD My Passport 259F 1TB
909GB free, PID 259f
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 115 115 115 113 115 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
48% Average
Read 111
Write 110
Mixed 64.5
SusWrite 115
135% 100 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
108% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 48%
Great: 45%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4ATF51264AZ-2G3E1 80AD000080AD HMA851U6AFR6N-UH 8GB
2400, 2400 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
66.6% Good
MC Read 25.7
MC Write 25.8
MC Mixed 20.1
68% 23.9 GB/s
SC Read 13.7
SC Write 21.4
SC Mixed 17.6
50% 17.6 GB/s
Latency 66.4
60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 66.6%
Great: 74%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 3050 Builds (Compare 4,461 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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