Dell OptiPlex 3040

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics76.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive119% 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.
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)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160630
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 21 '21 at 18:58
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (78th 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 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
74.9% Very good
Memory 81.5
1-Core 115
2-Core 223
78% 140 Pts
4-Core 389
8-Core 427
54% 408 Pts
64-Core 409
25% 409 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 74.9%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143
CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 2079 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
76.9% Very good
Lighting 102
Reflection 139
Parallax 84.5
83% 108 fps
MRender 71.4
Gravity 86.1
Splatting 78.2
64% 78.6 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 76.9%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
258GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 258 359 361 366 364 368 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 462
Write 416
Mixed 404
SusWrite 346
92% 407 MB/s
4K Read 47.3
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 63.5
211% 73.4 MB/s
DQ Read 344
DQ Write 277
DQ Mixed 235
196% 285 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 119%
Great: 129%
Seagate Constellation CS 3TB
817GB free
Firmware: CN02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 140 144 150 152 150 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
82.6% Excellent
Read 143
Write 136
Mixed 69.7
SusWrite 145
90% 124 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 82.6%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16KTF1G64AZ-1G6P1 Hynix HMT41GU6BFR8A-PB 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
62% Good
MC Read 22.1
MC Write 23.1
MC Mixed 19.7
62% 21.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 23.2
SC Mixed 19.9
56% 19.7 GB/s
Latency 77.8
51% 77.8 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 62%
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 2,617 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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