Dell OptiPlex 3040

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics92.3% 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 Drive59.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell OptiPlex 3040
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 3040  (all builds)
Memory1.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201224
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJun 11 '22 at 23:26
Run Duration257 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 30%

 PC Performing below expectations (33rd 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
70.2% Very good
Memory 78.6
1-Core 89.4
2-Core 184
67% 117 Pts
4-Core 333
8-Core 576
55% 455 Pts
64-Core 578
36% 578 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 70.2%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$270
Asus(1043 8810) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 512.59
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
92.3% Outstanding
Lighting 120
Reflection 109
Parallax 130
97% 119 fps
MRender 132
Gravity 95.8
Splatting 82.7
82% 104 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 92.3%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
KingFast 512GB
29GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1128B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.3 138 228 2.8 1.8 1.8 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
59.4% Above average
Read 438
Write 366
Mixed 356
SusWrite 63.6
68% 306 MB/s
4K Read 22
4K Write 68.4
4K Mixed 22.1
98% 37.5 MB/s
DQ Read 104
DQ Write 278
DQ Mixed 0.4
55% 128 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 59.4%
Great: 187%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 148 156 169 173 170 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
95.6% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 176
Mixed 32.7
SusWrite 161
98% 135 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.5
138% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 95.6%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5173EB0-YK0 Kingston HP698650-154-MCN 8GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
48.1% Average
MC Read 17.9
MC Write 17.4
MC Mixed 15.9
49% 17.1 GB/s
SC Read 10
SC Write 15.2
SC Mixed 13.1
36% 12.8 GB/s
Latency 83.3
48% 83.3 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 48.1%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 3040 Builds (Compare 2,618 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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