Dell OptiPlex 5050

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 76.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics7.16% 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 Drive45.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell OptiPlex 5050
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 5050  (all builds)
Memory5.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20181101
Uptime5 Days
Run DateMay 30 '19 at 20:47
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing as expected (54th 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
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
76.4% Very good
Memory 86.6
1-Core 112
2-Core 225
80% 142 Pts
4-Core 356
8-Core 644
60% 500 Pts
64-Core 642
40% 642 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 80%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Dell(1028 07A2) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 21.20.16.4821
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.16% Terrible
Lighting 7.57
Reflection 11.2
Parallax 7.34
6% 8.7 fps
MRender 9.62
Gravity 6.53
Splatting 15.3
9% 10.5 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.16%
Great: 6%
AMD Radeon R5 430
Dell(1028 1001) 1GB
CLim: 780 MHz, MLim: 1150 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 19.4.1
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
6.28% Terrible
Lighting 8
Reflection 6.96
Parallax 10.2
6% 8.37 fps
MRender 7.81
Gravity 7.53
Splatting 6.35
6% 7.23 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 6.28%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SK hynix 512GB
228GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2010
SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 285 239 302 309 309 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
45.4% Average
Read 307
Write 299
Mixed 281
SusWrite 290
66% 294 MB/s
4K Read 7.5
4K Write 8.5
4K Mixed 7.7
26% 7.9 MB/s
DQ Read 94.8
DQ Write 244
DQ Mixed 129
110% 156 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 45.4%
Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M378A1K43CB2-CRC 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
66.1% Good
MC Read 25.4
MC Write 25
MC Mixed 19.6
67% 23.3 GB/s
SC Read 15
SC Write 23.8
SC Mixed 20
56% 19.6 GB/s
Latency 70.8
56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 66.1%
Great: 81%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 5050 Builds (Compare 2,126 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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