Dell OptiPlex 3040

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.29% 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 Drive119% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell OptiPlex 3040
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 3040  (all builds)
Memory5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160126
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 18 '20 at 20:29
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
Socket 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
78% Very good
Memory 83
1-Core 109
2-Core 218
77% 137 Pts
4-Core 423
8-Core 419
56% 421 Pts
64-Core 429
27% 429 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 78%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Dell(1028 06BB) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7262
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
6.29% Terrible
Lighting 6.9
Reflection 8.27
Parallax 6.66
6% 7.28 fps
MRender 6.19
Gravity 5.73
Splatting 13.8
8% 8.58 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.29%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
433GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 419 426 397 406 399 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 430
Write 414
Mixed 342
SusWrite 409
90% 399 MB/s
4K Read 44
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 60.2
200% 70.4 MB/s
DQ Read 338
DQ Write 284
DQ Mixed 301
228% 308 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 119%
Great: 134%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT102464BD186D.M16 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
38.3% Below average
MC Read 13.4
MC Write 13.1
MC Mixed 11.3
36% 12.6 GB/s
SC Read 11.6
SC Write 13.4
SC Mixed 12.1
35% 12.4 GB/s
Latency 75.2
53% 75.2 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 38.3%
Great: 38%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 3040 Builds (Compare 2,624 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 3040

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $95
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