Dell OptiPlex 3040

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Graphics	5.07% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.

Very high background CPU (99%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell OptiPlex 3040
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 3040 (all builds)
Memory	0.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160829
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 13 '23 at 18:24
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	99%

PC Performing as expected (40^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) Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		1-Core 48 2-Core 31.4 22% 39.7 Pts	4-Core 151 8-Core 214 23% 182 Pts	64-Core 238 15% 238 Pts
Poor: 38% 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)	5.07% Terrible	Lighting 5.9 Reflection 4.2 Parallax 6.5 5% 5.53 fps	MRender 5.7 Gravity 5.2 Splatting 8.7 6% 6.53 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.07% Great: 6%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Liteon CV1-CC256 256GB 406 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 135GB free (System drive) Firmware: GC81201 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	Read 184 Write 164 Mixed 206 41% 185 MB/s	4K Read 14 4K Write 25.5 4K Mixed 11.2 49% 16.9 MB/s	DQ Read 193 DQ Write 197 DQ Mixed 147 124% 179 MB/s
Poor: 58% Great: 99%
USB DISK 3.0 248GB 544 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 231GB free, PID 6300 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 73.7 Write 3 Mixed 9.7 23% 28.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.7 42% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 6% Great: 30%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8KTF51264HZ-1G6N1 8KTF51264HZ-1G6E1 8GB 195 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	29.1% Poor	MC Read 12.5 MC Write 11.7 MC Mixed 10.4 33% 11.5 GB/s	SC Read 4.8 SC Write 4.8 SC Mixed 3.1 12% 4.23 GB/s	Latency 261 15% 261 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 29.1% Great: 55%

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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	31	9	60	21.5"	1280 720	ACI22FA VE228

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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	1,394x
Core i3-6100Intel $51Bench 55%, 110,166 samples	470x
Core i5-6500TIntelBench 61%, 9,313 samples	296x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	1,884x
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 $53Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	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) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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