Dell OptiPlex 3040

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 67.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	20.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	97.4% 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	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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Dell OptiPlex 3040
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 3040 (all builds)
Memory	4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190719
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '20 at 16:17
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-6100-$76 110,166 User benchmarks, average bench 55% Socket 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	67.4% Good	Memory 79.6 1-Core 88 2-Core 202 69% 123 Pts	4-Core 328 8-Core 280 42% 304 Pts	64-Core 310 19% 310 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390X-$340 26,573 User benchmarks, average bench 54% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 1311 MHz, MLim: 1682 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.9.1 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	20.3% Poor	Lighting 0.33 Reflection 64.2 Parallax 89.8 0% 51.4 fps	MRender 64.6 Gravity 67.6 Splatting 81.1 59% 71.1 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 20.3% Great: 57%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S3512G 512GB 19,948 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 202GB free (System drive) Firmware: X6107000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 401 409 413 418 417 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Read 445 Write 444 Mixed 353 SusWrite 411 93% 413 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 59.6 4K Mixed 37.3 125% 42.3 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 279 229% 328 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 119%
Samsung PM851 2.5 7mm 128GB 3,901 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 119GB free Firmware: EXT08D0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 136 135 134 134 134 MB/s Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	39.6% Below average	Read 225 Write 140 Mixed 118 SusWrite 135 34% 154 MB/s	4K Read 11 4K Write 50.9 4K Mixed 10.6 57% 24.2 MB/s	DQ Read 195 DQ Write 53.3 DQ Mixed 42.7 53% 97.1 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 39.6% Great: 76%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 3TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 28 29 29 31 29 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	63.5% Good	Read 192 Write 36.7 Mixed 50 SusWrite 29.3 56% 77 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 112% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451U6BFR8A-PB Kingston KP4T2F-PSB 8GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	56.6% Above average	MC Read 21.5 MC Write 20.5 MC Mixed 16.8 56% 19.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 19.2 52% 18.4 GB/s	Latency 81.2 49% 81.2 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 58%

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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	1,380x
Core i3-6100Intel $76Bench 55%, 110,166 samples	468x
Core i5-6500TIntelBench 61%, 9,313 samples	296x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	1,867x
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 $46Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	39x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 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

Total price: $95

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16