Dell OptiPlex 3040

Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	6.71% 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.
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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Dell OptiPlex 3040
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 3040 (all builds)
Memory	5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160630
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 16 '20 at 18:57
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500T 9,313 User benchmarks, average bench 61% Socket 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	71.5% Very good	Memory 84.3 1-Core 87.1 2-Core 174 68% 115 Pts	4-Core 340 8-Core 341 46% 340 Pts	64-Core 358 22% 358 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 71%

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. 26.20.100.7262 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	6.71% Terrible	Lighting 7.1 Reflection 9.31 Parallax 7.19 6% 7.87 fps	MRender 9.81 Gravity 6.73 Splatting 13.4 8% 9.98 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.71% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Asmt ASM1156-PM 500GB 88 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 466GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 361 345 330 351 338 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	65.3% Good	Read 324 Write 329 Mixed 299 SusWrite 348 73% 325 MB/s	4K Read 18 4K Write 38.6 4K Mixed 24.7 79% 27.1 MB/s	DQ Read 146 DQ Write 129 DQ Mixed 159 114% 145 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 78%
Spcc Solid State Disk 256GB 641 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 146GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 233 171 128 42 65 41 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 11% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8KTF51264HZ-1G6N1 8KTF51264HZ-1G6P1 8GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	57.1% Above average	MC Read 21.7 MC Write 20.6 MC Mixed 17.7 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 19.3 SC Mixed 17.1 47% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 72.9 55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 57%

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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%

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 3040

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	1,381x
Core i3-6100Intel $40Bench 55%, 110,166 samples	469x
Core i5-6500TIntelBench 61%, 9,313 samples	296x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	1,872x
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 $45Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	39x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	33x

RAM
HMT41GU6BFR8A-PB 1x8GBHynixBench 29%, 9,029 samples	160x
HMT41GU6DFR8A-PB 1x8GBHynixBench 30%, 1,889 samples	131x
16KTF1G64AZ-1G6P1 1x8GBMicronBench 30%, 1,490 samples	120x

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Value: 73% - Very good

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16