Dell OptiPlex 3040

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics5.43% 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 Drive90.1% 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.
SystemDell OptiPlex 3040
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 3040  (all builds)
Memory5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190719
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 05 '20 at 00:07
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th 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 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
80.4% Excellent
Memory 87.1
1-Core 115
2-Core 221
80% 141 Pts
4-Core 427
8-Core 421
57% 424 Pts
64-Core 427
26% 427 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 80.4%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Dell(1028 06BB) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7985
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
5.43% Terrible
Lighting 5.57
Reflection 8.58
Parallax 6.5
4% 6.88 fps
MRender 8
Gravity 5.27
Splatting 11.8
7% 8.35 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.43%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
JAJS600M256C 256GB
211GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1127B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 348 346 350 347 351 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
90.1% Outstanding
Read 487
Write 355
Mixed 342
SusWrite 349
86% 383 MB/s
4K Read 32.4
4K Write 99.3
4K Mixed 24.9
134% 52.2 MB/s
DQ Read 181
DQ Write 266
DQ Mixed 38.6
81% 162 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 90.1%
Great: 98%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT451U6BFR8A-PB 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
58.7% Above average
MC Read 21
MC Write 22.1
MC Mixed 17.6
58% 20.2 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 21.5
SC Mixed 18.8
53% 18.6 GB/s
Latency 70.4
57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 58.7%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 3040 Builds (Compare 2,623 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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