Dell OptiPlex 5050

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 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.
Graphics4.03% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive58.1% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell OptiPlex 5050
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 5050  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1776 x 1000 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170619
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 25 '18 at 22:23
Run Duration221 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 29%

 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7400-$110
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
75.9% Very good
Memory 86.2
1-Core 105
2-Core 209
76% 134 Pts
4-Core 375
8-Core 408
52% 392 Pts
64-Core 414
26% 414 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 75.9%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R5 430
Dell(1028 1002) 2GB
CLim: 780 MHz, MLim: 1150 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 16.6
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
4.03% Terrible
Lighting 4.5
Reflection 7
Parallax 4.56
4% 5.35 fps
MRender 7.14
Gravity 3
Splatting 6.91
5% 5.69 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 4.03%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk X110 SATA M.2 256GB
238GB free
Firmware: X231312 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
81.2% Excellent
Read 406
Write 420
Mixed 388
91% 405 MB/s
4K Read 24.6
4K Write 59.7
4K Mixed 23.3
99% 35.9 MB/s
DQ Read 235
DQ Write 192
DQ Mixed 43.5
79% 157 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 95%
Intel SSDSC2KF256H6 SATA 256GB
159GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LBF006N Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
58.1% Above average
Read 451
Write 102
Mixed 168
52% 240 MB/s
4K Read 21.4
4K Write 54.5
4K Mixed 22.8
90% 32.9 MB/s
DQ Read 200
DQ Write 80.1
DQ Mixed 73.1
72% 118 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 58.1%
Great: 86%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M378A1K43BB1-CPB 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
71.3% Very good
MC Read 26.3
MC Write 28.3
MC Mixed 21.9
73% 25.5 GB/s
SC Read 15.2
SC Write 25.5
SC Mixed 20.2
58% 20.3 GB/s
Latency 71.1
56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 71.3%
Great: 89%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 5050 Builds (Compare 2,129 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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