Dell OptiPlex 3040

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 76.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics72.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive73.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
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)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190320
Uptime5.1 Days
Run DateDec 04 '20 at 00:22
Run Duration157 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th 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)
76.8% Very good
Memory 80.2
1-Core 111
2-Core 214
76% 135 Pts
4-Core 424
8-Core 425
57% 425 Pts
64-Core 424
26% 424 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 76.8%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
72.5% Very good
Lighting 104
Reflection 113
Parallax 114
85% 110 fps
MRender 101
Gravity 102
Splatting 0.2
48% 67.6 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 72.5%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDBNCE2500PNC 250GB
64GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X61130WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 81 123 196 200 201 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
73.8% Very good
Read 453
Write 315
Mixed 295
SusWrite 170
69% 308 MB/s
4K Read 27.8
4K Write 51.9
4K Mixed 26.5
104% 35.4 MB/s
DQ Read 341
DQ Write 276
DQ Mixed 264
210% 294 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 73.8%
Great: 107%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 98 135 140 142 140 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
80% Excellent
Read 146
Write 137
Mixed 76.2
SusWrite 132
90% 123 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
189% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 80%
Great: 84%
Generic Flash Disk 1GB
1GB free, PID 6387
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.3 8.8 9.2 9.4 9.4 9.3 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
6.07% Terrible
Read 20.2
Write 8.8
Mixed 4.5
SusWrite 9.2
12% 10.7 MB/s
4K Read 4.8
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
18% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 6.07%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F641GU67G1600G 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
59.8% Above average
MC Read 21.9
MC Write 22.2
MC Mixed 19.3
60% 21.1 GB/s
SC Read 14.1
SC Write 20.1
SC Mixed 18.8
50% 17.7 GB/s
Latency 80.1
50% 80.1 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 59.8%
Great: 61%

 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%
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Desktop
Desktop 61%
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Workstation
Workstation 5%
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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 3040

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $95
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