Dell OptiPlex 5050

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.22% 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.
Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell OptiPlex 5050
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 5050  (all builds)
Memory4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170909
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 06 '18 at 18:14
Run Duration167 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 36%

 PC Performing as expected (44th 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, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
74.8% Very good
Memory 76.7
1-Core 80
2-Core 214
68% 123 Pts
4-Core 392
8-Core 625
62% 509 Pts
64-Core 637
39% 637 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 74.8%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Dell(1028 07A2) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
6.22% Terrible
Lighting 6.97
Reflection 9.96
Parallax 6.88
6% 7.93 fps
MRender 5.71
Gravity 5.93
Splatting 13.1
7% 8.24 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.22%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST500LM021-1KJ152 500GB
375GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0005SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 30 29 24 27 36 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
11% Very poor
Read 10.7
Write 22.2
Mixed 11.4
SusWrite 27.5
13% 18 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.1
30% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 11%
Great: 77%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
33.4% Below average
MC Read 13.4
MC Write 11.4
MC Mixed 9.1
32% 11.3 GB/s
SC Read 8.5
SC Write 9.9
SC Mixed 9.6
27% 9.33 GB/s
Latency 86.9
46% 86.9 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 33.4%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 5050 Builds (Compare 2,161 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 5050

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 91% - Outstanding Total price: $89
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