Dell OptiPlex 3040

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 66.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.75% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	85.4% 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	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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Dell OptiPlex 3040
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 3040 (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20171206
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Dec 09 '23 at 21:03
Run Duration	134 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd 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-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% Socket 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	66.4% Good	Memory 73.4 1-Core 97.6 2-Core 196 69% 122 Pts	4-Core 342 8-Core 359 46% 350 Pts	64-Core 352 22% 352 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 66.4% 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. 27.20.100.9664 Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	3.75% Terrible	Lighting 5.2 Reflection 5.2 Parallax 5.9 4% 5.43 fps	MRender 6.6 Gravity 4.9 Splatting 0.2 3% 3.9 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.75% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 2TB-$155 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR045 SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 335 354 352 339 341 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Read 308 Write 365 Mixed 316 SusWrite 344 75% 333 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 55 4K Mixed 36.4 120% 40.2 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 157 165% 273 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 125%
WD My Passport 2626 2TB 8,368 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 497GB free, PID 2626 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 100 102 101 101 102 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	45.3% Average	Read 71.2 Write 66.5 Mixed 52.3 SusWrite 102 100% 72.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.4 155% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT41GU6DFR8A-PB 859B0000802C CT102464BD160B.M16 16GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.2% Average	MC Read 17.8 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 16.2 50% 17.4 GB/s	SC Read 11.1 SC Write 15.9 SC Mixed 14.8 40% 13.9 GB/s	Latency 88.5 45% 88.5 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 62%

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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	66	53	60	22"	1280 720	DEL403B DELL 2208WFP

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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	1,383x
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	1,873x
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 $45Bench 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	121x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $95

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16