Dell OptiPlex 3040

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 77%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics5.52% 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 Drive75.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell OptiPlex 3040
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 3040  (all builds)
Memory3.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20190719
Uptime7.3 Days
Run DateJan 20 '22 at 08:52
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User KHM-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th 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 (100th percentile)
77% Very good
Memory 82.3
1-Core 101
2-Core 187
72% 123 Pts
4-Core 416
8-Core 406
55% 411 Pts
64-Core 410
25% 410 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 77%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730
Asus(1043 84F5) 2GB
CLim: 901 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
5.52% Terrible
Lighting 6.9
Reflection 5.5
Parallax 8.3
6% 6.9 fps
MRender 4.5
Gravity 7.3
Splatting 7.2
5% 6.33 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.52%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SK hynix SC210 2.5 7MM 256GB
161GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20001L00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 248 293 236 289 275 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
75.9% Very good
Read 446
Write 316
Mixed 166
SusWrite 274
67% 301 MB/s
4K Read 9.7
4K Write 86.4
4K Mixed 27.4
96% 41.2 MB/s
DQ Read 263
DQ Write 255
DQ Mixed 208
170% 242 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 75.9%
Great: 84%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50
719GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 97 96 98 98 97 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
56.9% Above average
Read 101
Write 99
Mixed 66.3
SusWrite 97.3
67% 90.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
180% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 56.9%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KP4T2F-MIN Adata 8GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
56.3% Above average
MC Read 20.3
MC Write 21.1
MC Mixed 17.3
56% 19.6 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 21.4
SC Mixed 17.6
50% 17.4 GB/s
Latency 76.4
52% 76.4 ns

 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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