Dell OptiPlex 3040

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 73.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.6% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	80.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Dell OptiPlex 3040
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 3040 (all builds)
Memory	1.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170601
Uptime	33.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 12 '22 at 22:32
Run Duration	269 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$60 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% Socket 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	73.9% Very good	Memory 77.6 1-Core 106 2-Core 212 74% 132 Pts	4-Core 407 8-Core 401 54% 404 Pts	64-Core 409 25% 409 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Dell(1028 06BB) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.8142 Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	3.6% Terrible	Lighting 6 Reflection 4 Parallax 7 5% 5.67 fps	MRender 4.7 Gravity 0 Splatting 0.1 1% 1.6 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.6% Great: 6%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Liteon CV3-CE256-11 256GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 63GB free (System drive) Firmware: TC8110B SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 150 183 220 204 165 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Read 426 Write 326 Mixed 338 SusWrite 173 71% 316 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 56.1 4K Mixed 40.1 132% 43.3 MB/s	DQ Read 256 DQ Write 252 DQ Mixed 58.4 98% 189 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 91%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B1G73EB0-YK0 1x8GB 7,002 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	30.2% Below average	MC Read 10.3 MC Write 10 MC Mixed 9 28% 9.77 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 10.5 SC Mixed 9.6 28% 9.83 GB/s	Latency 85 47% 85 ns
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 30.2% Great: 34%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	8	6	60	22"	1280 720	SAM037C SyncMaster

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Gaming 6%

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Desktop 61%

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Workstation 5%

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 3040

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel $60Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	1,396x
Core i3-6100Intel $51Bench 55%, 110,166 samples	471x
Core i5-6500TIntelBench 61%, 9,313 samples	297x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	1,886x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	122x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	55x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	90x
MX500 500GBCrucial $49Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	39x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	33x

RAM
HMT41GU6BFR8A-PB 1x8GBHynixBench 29%, 9,029 samples	161x
HMT41GU6DFR8A-PB 1x8GBHynixBench 30%, 1,889 samples	131x
16KTF1G64AZ-1G6P1 1x8GBMicronBench 30%, 1,490 samples	122x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $88

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16