Dell OptiPlex 3040

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (97th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 3 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics6.24% 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.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
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.
SystemDell OptiPlex 3040
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 3040  (all builds)
Memory2.2 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20161108
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 27 '17 at 18:49
Run Duration82 Seconds
Run User MEX-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (97th 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
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
82.1% Excellent
Memory 89.5
1-Core 115
2-Core 224
81% 143 Pts
4-Core 433
8-Core 428
58% 431 Pts
64-Core 424
26% 424 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 82.1%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Dell(1028 06BB) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4474
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
6.24% Terrible
Lighting 6.83
Reflection 9.38
Parallax 7.5
6% 7.91 fps
MRender 5.19
Gravity 6.13
Splatting 14.1
8% 8.47 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.24%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD5000AZLX-00K4KA0 500GB
414GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 191
Write 179
Mixed 169
135% 180 MB/s
4K Read 0.78
4K Write 2.45
4K Mixed 0.31
113% 1.18 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 106%
Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown SF564128CJ8N6NNSEG 1x4GB
1 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
33.4% Below average
MC Read 11.4
MC Write 11.1
MC Mixed 9.5
30% 10.7 GB/s
SC Read 10.1
SC Write 11
SC Mixed 10
30% 10.4 GB/s
Latency 67.9
59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 33.4%
Great: 33%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 3040 Builds (Compare 2,617 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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