Dell OptiPlex GX280

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 8%
Tree trunk
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 35.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics0.61% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
MemoryThe RAM on this system should be upgraded to at least 2GB although on 32bit systems 1GB will suffice as a bare minimum.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.
SystemDell OptiPlex GX280
MotherboardDell OptiPlex GX280  (all builds)
Memory0.6 GB free of 1.5 GB @ 0.5 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20060303
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 10 '18 at 23:41
Run Duration393 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Pentium 4 3.00GHz
Microprocessor, 1 CPU, 1 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3 GHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
35.6% Below average
Memory 66.5
1-Core 22.5
2-Core 31.1
31% 40 Pts
4-Core 30.4
8-Core 33.3
4% 31.8 Pts
64-Core 32.5
2% 32.5 Pts
Poor: 15%
This bench: 35.6%
Great: 36%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon X1700 FSC
Sapphire(174B 0880) 256MB
Driver: atiumdag.dll Ver. 8.593.100.0
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
0.61% Terrible
Lighting 1.13
Reflection 1.62
Parallax 0.53
1% 1.09 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 0.61%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Maxtor 6Y080M0 80GB
74GB free
Firmware: YAR51HW0 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
14.2% Very poor
Read 18.8
Write 29.8
Mixed 31.7
20% 26.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.61
4K Write 2.16
4K Mixed 0.44
114% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 14.2%
Great: 32%
Seagate ST3160812AS 160GB-$47
26GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3.AHL Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
24.5% Poor
Read 43.1
Write 42.3
Mixed 21.9
26% 35.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.07
4K Write 0.63
4K Mixed 0.33
51% 0.34 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 24.5%
Great: 40%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1GB
null MHz
256, 512, 256, 512 MB
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
13.5% Very poor
MC Read 4.6
MC Write 3.6
MC Mixed 3.6
11% 3.93 GB/s
SC Read 4.6
SC Write 3.5
SC Mixed 3.9
11% 4 GB/s
Latency 110
36% 110 ns
Poor: 5%
This bench: 13.5%
Great: 43%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex GX280 Builds (Compare 7 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 22%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex GX280

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 27% - Poor Total price: $174
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