Dell OptiPlex 3040

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 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 77.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics5.85% 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 Drive95.7% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemDell OptiPlex 3040
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 3040  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171206
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 11 '19 at 04:00
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing way above expectations (96th 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)
77.7% Very good
Memory 81
1-Core 116
2-Core 225
79% 141 Pts
4-Core 432
8-Core 415
57% 424 Pts
64-Core 414
26% 414 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 77.7%
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)
5.85% Terrible
Lighting 7.1
Reflection 8.81
Parallax 7.75
6% 7.89 fps
MRender 0.05
Gravity 6.27
Splatting 12.9
6% 6.39 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.85%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SK hynix SC300 2.5 7MM 256GB
203GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20100P00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 366 371 361 360 337 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
95.7% Outstanding
Read 416
Write 372
Mixed 288
SusWrite 358
81% 358 MB/s
4K Read 28
4K Write 90.4
4K Mixed 37.4
138% 51.9 MB/s
DQ Read 366
DQ Write 295
DQ Mixed 274
220% 311 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 95.7%
Great: 98%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B1G73EB0-YK0 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
61.7% Good
MC Read 22.2
MC Write 22.7
MC Mixed 19.9
62% 21.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 22.1
SC Mixed 20.9
55% 19.3 GB/s
Latency 78.8
51% 78.8 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 61.7%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 3040 Builds (Compare 2,618 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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