Dell OptiPlex 3040

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 60% Destroyer	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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. 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 61.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	4.54% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	40.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell OptiPlex 3040
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 3040 (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171206
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 05 '23 at 12:13
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	42%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500T 9,313 User benchmarks, average bench 61% Socket 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	61.5% Good	Memory 76.8 1-Core 87.6 2-Core 171 65% 112 Pts	4-Core 265 8-Core 287 36% 276 Pts	64-Core 285 18% 285 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 71%

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. 30.0.101.1692 Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	4.54% Terrible	Lighting 6.2 Reflection 5.8 Parallax 6.9 5% 6.3 fps	MRender 8.9 Gravity 5.9 Splatting 0.1 4% 4.97 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.54% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ AGILITY3 180GB 435 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 90 90 94 91 89 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	40.9% Average	Read 117 Write 143 Mixed 136 SusWrite 91.9 28% 122 MB/s	4K Read 17.5 4K Write 50.4 4K Mixed 21.1 80% 29.7 MB/s	DQ Read 141 DQ Write 128 DQ Mixed 103 86% 124 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 59%
Initio INIC-3639 500GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 454GB free Firmware: 0200 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 100 99 100 101 100 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	56.6% Above average	Read 97.8 Write 82.4 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 99.8 61% 83.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 105% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905428-401.A00LF 2x8GB 262 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.2% Above average	MC Read 18.5 MC Write 18.7 MC Mixed 16.8 51% 18 GB/s	SC Read 11.8 SC Write 16.5 SC Mixed 17.1 43% 15.1 GB/s	Latency 86.3 46% 86.3 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 58%

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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: 0P 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	71	59	60	24.1"	1280 720	DELF017 DELL U2410

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Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 61%

Destroyer

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 3040

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	1,381x
Core i3-6100Intel $40Bench 55%, 110,166 samples	469x
Core i5-6500TIntelBench 61%, 9,313 samples	296x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	1,872x
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 $50Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	39x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	33x

RAM
HMT41GU6BFR8A-PB 1x8GBHynixBench 29%, 9,029 samples	160x
HMT41GU6DFR8A-PB 1x8GBHynixBench 30%, 1,889 samples	131x
16KTF1G64AZ-1G6P1 1x8GBMicronBench 30%, 1,490 samples	120x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16