Dell OptiPlex 3040

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	6.36% 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 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	4GB 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 Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Dell OptiPlex 3040
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 3040 (all builds)
Memory	2 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20170207
Uptime	15.9 Days
Run Date	Jun 03 '20 at 22:14
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$60 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% Socket 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	Memory 83.9 1-Core 114 2-Core 223 79% 140 Pts	4-Core 428 8-Core 425 57% 426 Pts	64-Core 425 26% 425 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Dell(1028 06BB) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	6.36% Terrible	Lighting 7 Reflection 10.2 Parallax 6.97 6% 8.05 fps	MRender 4.95 Gravity 6.2 Splatting 14.5 8% 8.54 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.36% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 336GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 169 178 184 146 178 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 199 Write 192 Mixed 74.9 SusWrite 170 116% 159 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 88%
Seagate Expansion+ 1TB 39 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 616GB free, PID 2340 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 95 95 96 95 95 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	41.4% Average	Read 91.8 Write 70.6 Mixed 50.9 SusWrite 94.7 102% 77 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 114% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 45%
OLYMPUS VR340,D750 16GB 15GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.2 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	5.7% Terrible	Read 7.2 Write 6 Mixed 6.2 SusWrite 6.2 9% 6.4 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 1.3 83% 1.5 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451U6DFR8A-PB 1x4GB 227 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 1 of 2 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	31.6% Below average	MC Read 11.5 MC Write 10.6 MC Mixed 9.1 30% 10.4 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 8.8 24% 8.53 GB/s	Latency 73.7 54% 73.7 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 31.6% Great: 33%

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

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Gaming 6%

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Desktop 61%

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Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 3040

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel $60Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	1,399x
Core i3-6100Intel $51Bench 55%, 110,166 samples	471x
Core i5-6500TIntelBench 61%, 9,313 samples	298x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	1,888x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	122x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	55x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	90x
MX500 500GBCrucial $53Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	39x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	33x

RAM
HMT41GU6BFR8A-PB 1x8GBHynixBench 29%, 9,029 samples	162x
HMT41GU6DFR8A-PB 1x8GBHynixBench 30%, 1,889 samples	131x
16KTF1G64AZ-1G6P1 1x8GBMicronBench 30%, 1,490 samples	122x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $88

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $122	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16