Dell OptiPlex 3040

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics14.7% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemDell OptiPlex 3040
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 3040  (all builds)
Memory2 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160126
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 01 '21 at 05:20
Run Duration106 Seconds
Run User JPN-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th 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
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
79.8% Very good
Memory 88.8
1-Core 104
2-Core 203
76% 132 Pts
4-Core 411
8-Core 405
55% 408 Pts
64-Core 408
25% 408 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 79.8%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030
Zotac(19DA 2476) 2GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 472.12
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
14.7% Very poor
Lighting 18.2
Reflection 18.5
Parallax 19.7
15% 18.8 fps
MRender 16.2
Gravity 19.3
Splatting 17.2
14% 17.6 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 14.7%
Great: 15%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32
640GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 99 65 93 108 117 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
67.2% Good
Read 144
Write 105
Mixed 50.6
SusWrite 90.2
71% 97.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
124% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 67.2%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5173EB0-YK0 1x4GB
1 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
32.7% Below average
MC Read 11.6
MC Write 11.3
MC Mixed 9.4
31% 10.8 GB/s
SC Read 8.2
SC Write 9.1
SC Mixed 8.5
25% 8.6 GB/s
Latency 68.7
58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 16%
This bench: 32.7%
Great: 32%

 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%
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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