Dell OptiPlex 3040

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 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 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics6.16% 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 Drive64.1% 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)
Memory9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201224
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateJun 01 '21 at 05:34
Run Duration118 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
Socket 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
83.9% Excellent
Memory 84.3
1-Core 126
2-Core 248
85% 153 Pts
4-Core 453
8-Core 627
68% 540 Pts
64-Core 624
39% 624 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 83.9%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Dell(1028 06BB) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.8142
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
6.16% Terrible
Lighting 6.8
Reflection 9.2
Parallax 8.2
6% 8.07 fps
MRender 8.8
Gravity 6.4
Splatting 11
7% 8.73 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.16%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Mushkin MKNSSDAT120GB-DX 120GB
21GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 540ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 93 81 98 76 85 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
64.1% Good
Read 340
Write 132
Mixed 167
SusWrite 87.7
40% 182 MB/s
4K Read 28.8
4K Write 91.6
4K Mixed 28.7
129% 49.7 MB/s
DQ Read 167
DQ Write 118
DQ Mixed 89.2
81% 124 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 64.1%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GU6BFR8A-PB 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
60.7% Good
MC Read 22.3
MC Write 22.3
MC Mixed 18.3
60% 21 GB/s
SC Read 15.6
SC Write 23
SC Mixed 20.5
56% 19.7 GB/s
Latency 72.9
55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 60.7%
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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