Dell OptiPlex 3040

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 4%
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 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 75.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.15% 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 Drive112% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory4GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemDell OptiPlex 3040
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 3040  (all builds)
Memory1.7 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160126
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 25 '20 at 20:35
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU3%

 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 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
75.2% Very good
Memory 80
1-Core 104
2-Core 207
74% 130 Pts
4-Core 407
8-Core 407
54% 407 Pts
64-Core 406
25% 406 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Dell(1028 06BB) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7262
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
6.15% Terrible
Lighting 6.83
Reflection 9.08
Parallax 6.94
6% 7.62 fps
MRender 5.76
Gravity 6.17
Splatting 13
7% 8.3 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.15%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
207GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 287 293 294 293 294 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 452
Write 407
Mixed 344
SusWrite 306
85% 377 MB/s
4K Read 42.7
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 55.2
191% 67.8 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 332
DQ Mixed 355
266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 112%
Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5173EB0-YK0 1x4GB
1 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
32.4% Below average
MC Read 11.5
MC Write 11
MC Mixed 9.2
30% 10.6 GB/s
SC Read 9.9
SC Write 11
SC Mixed 9.9
29% 10.3 GB/s
Latency 80.5
50% 80.5 ns
Poor: 16%
This bench: 32.4%
Great: 32%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 3040 Builds (Compare 2,621 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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