Dell OptiPlex 3040

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics5.79% 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.
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 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)
Memory3.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160126
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 21 '18 at 14:33
Run Duration93 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing as expected (59th 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 (99th percentile)
74.9% Very good
Memory 76.5
1-Core 93.6
2-Core 210
71% 127 Pts
4-Core 423
8-Core 425
57% 424 Pts
64-Core 427
26% 427 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 74.9%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Dell(1028 06BB) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4454
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
5.79% Terrible
Lighting 6.1
Reflection 9.27
Parallax 6.69
5% 7.35 fps
MRender 4.86
Gravity 6.07
Splatting 13.9
7% 8.26 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.79%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba MQ01ACF050 500GB-$150
297GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AV00
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
41.8% Average
Read 91.3
Write 54.8
Mixed 68.8
54% 71.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.03
4K Write 0.12
4K Mixed 0.11
16% 0.09 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 41.8%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16KTF1G64AZ-1G6P1 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
27.1% Poor
MC Read 9.4
MC Write 9.7
MC Mixed 7.6
25% 8.9 GB/s
SC Read 7.9
SC Write 8.4
SC Mixed 6.7
22% 7.67 GB/s
Latency 87.3
46% 87.3 ns
Poor: 21%
This bench: 27.1%
Great: 34%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 3040 Builds (Compare 2,619 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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