Dell OptiPlex 3040

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics74.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive66.4% 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell OptiPlex 3040
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 3040  (all builds)
Memory3.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161221
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 24 '23 at 05:43
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 48%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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 (86th percentile)
70.2% Very good
Memory 85.3
1-Core 101
2-Core 202
74% 129 Pts
4-Core 316
8-Core 340
43% 328 Pts
64-Core 338
21% 338 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 70.2%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
Dell(1028 375D) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 526.98
Performing below potential (45th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
74.6% Very good
Lighting 95.3
Reflection 94.5
Parallax 84.9
78% 91.6 fps
MRender 93.4
Gravity 87.1
Splatting 75.4
69% 85.3 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 74.6%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
JAJS300M240C 240GB
169GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0401A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 294 189 198 160 158 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
66.4% Good
Read 458
Write 376
Mixed 369
SusWrite 209
79% 353 MB/s
4K Read 19.6
4K Write 62.9
4K Mixed 16.1
84% 32.9 MB/s
DQ Read 172
DQ Write 305
DQ Mixed 29.2
81% 169 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 66.4%
Great: 111%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 3TB-$63
3TB free
Firmware: MKAOA3B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 148 146 147 148 149 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
85.2% Excellent
Read 149
Write 153
Mixed 82
SusWrite 148
97% 133 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
164% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5173EB0-YK0 Hynix HMT451U6BFR8A-PB 8GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
56.5% Above average
MC Read 20.5
MC Write 20.8
MC Mixed 17.8
56% 19.7 GB/s
SC Read 13.6
SC Write 19.1
SC Mixed 17.2
48% 16.6 GB/s
Latency 71.7
56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 56.5%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 3040 Builds (Compare 2,619 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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