Dell OptiPlex 3040

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 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 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 76.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6% 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 Drive80.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell OptiPlex 3040
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 3040  (all builds)
Memory5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161108
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 17 '18 at 15:01
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing way above expectations (92nd 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 (99th percentile)
76.2% Very good
Memory 80.8
1-Core 106
2-Core 213
75% 133 Pts
4-Core 422
8-Core 377
54% 399 Pts
64-Core 410
25% 410 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 76.2%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Dell(1028 06BB) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
6% Terrible
Lighting 6.57
Reflection 9.77
Parallax 6.84
5% 7.73 fps
MRender 5.86
Gravity 6.13
Splatting 12.8
7% 8.27 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk X400 2.5 7MM 128GB
44GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4130012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 87 81 83 85 84 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
80.4% Excellent
Read 493
Write 301
Mixed 332
SusWrite 97.4
68% 306 MB/s
4K Read 32.2
4K Write 70.4
4K Mixed 38
135% 46.9 MB/s
DQ Read 335
DQ Write 255
DQ Mixed 217
183% 269 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 80.4%
Great: 90%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GU6DFR8A-PB 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
32.5% Below average
MC Read 11.1
MC Write 11.7
MC Mixed 9.3
31% 10.7 GB/s
SC Read 9.6
SC Write 10.1
SC Mixed 9.3
28% 9.67 GB/s
Latency 79.2
50% 79.2 ns
Poor: 21%
This bench: 32.5%
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 2,629 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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