| PC Status | Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good. |
| Graphics | 1.5% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics) |
| Boot Drive | 93.2% 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. |
| Memory | 12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing. |
| OS Version | Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option. |
High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
| System | Dell OptiPlex 3040 |
| Motherboard | Dell OptiPlex 3040 (all builds) |
| Memory | 8 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz |
| Display | 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors |
| OS | Windows 10 |
| BIOS Date | 20200622 |
| Uptime | 0.2 Days |
| Run Date | Sep 06 '20 at 22:33 |
| Run Duration | 140 Seconds |
| Run User | GBR-User |
| Background CPU | 28% |
PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).
| Processor | Bench | Normal | Heavy | Server |
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74.3%
Very good
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76% 137 Pts
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56% 420 Pts
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26% 417 Pts
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| Graphics Card | Bench | 3D DX9 | 3D DX10 | 3D DX11 |
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AMD Radeon HD 6450
Asus(1043 047B) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
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1.5%
Terrible
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2% 1.91 fps
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1% 1.52 fps
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| Drives | Bench | Sequential | Random 4k | Deep queue 4k |
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Plextor PX-512M6M 512GB
411GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 339 342 381 334 324 MB/s
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93.2%
Outstanding
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81% 362 MB/s
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132% 47.2 MB/s
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181% 273 MB/s
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WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110
1.5TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 109 108 110 110 111 MB/s
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56.4%
Above average
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58% 79.8 MB/s
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85% 0.53 MB/s
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Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB
3TB free
Firmware: D781
SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 144 140 139 141 145 MB/s
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73.7%
Very good
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89% 121 MB/s
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369% 3.27 MB/s
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| Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
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Samsung M378B5173EB0-YK0 12GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
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40.2%
Average
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39% 13.7 GB/s
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36% 12.7 GB/s
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45% 88.8 ns
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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)
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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 3040
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| Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples | 1,381x |
| Core i3-6100Intel $76Bench 55%, 110,166 samples | 469x |
| Core i5-6500TIntelBench 61%, 9,313 samples | 296x |
| GPU |
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| HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples | 1,870x |
| GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples | 122x |
| GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples | 55x |
| EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER | Value: 73% - Very good | Total price: $95 |