| PC Status | Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. |
| Processor | With 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 76.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good. |
| Boot Drive | The 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. |
| Memory | 8GB 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 Version | Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option. |
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
| System | Dell OptiPlex 3040 |
| Motherboard | Dell OptiPlex 3040 (all builds) |
| Memory | 5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz |
| Display | 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors |
| OS | Windows 10 |
| BIOS Date | 20171206 |
| Uptime | 0 Days |
| Run Date | Jul 23 '18 at 22:38 |
| Run Duration | 130 Seconds |
| Run User | USA-User |
| Background CPU | 11% |
PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).
| Processor | Bench | Normal | Heavy | Server |
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76.7%
Very good
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76% 136 Pts
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57% 425 Pts
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26% 426 Pts
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| Drives | Bench | Sequential | Random 4k | Deep queue 4k |
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Samsung HE103UJ 1TB-$87
886GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1AA01112
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 100 95 100 97 97 MB/s
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59.6%
Above average
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66% 89.7 MB/s
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198% 1.4 MB/s
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Kingston DT 101 G2 16GB
11GB free, PID 6545
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.5 2.6 2.7 2.4 2.5 3.3 MB/s
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4.21%
Terrible
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12% 10.3 MB/s
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19% 1.43 MB/s
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| Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Micron 16KTF1G64AZ-1G6E1 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
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31.9%
Below average
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30% 10.3 GB/s
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29% 10.2 GB/s
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50% 80.8 ns
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System Memory Latency Ladder
L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds
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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 3040
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| Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples | 1,380x |
| Core i3-6100Intel $76Bench 55%, 110,166 samples | 468x |
| Core i5-6500TIntelBench 61%, 9,313 samples | 296x |
| GPU |
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| HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples | 1,867x |
| GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples | 122x |
| GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples | 55x |
| EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER | Value: 73% - Very good | Total price: $95 |