Dell OptiPlex 3040

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 69.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	1.5% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	61.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

System	Dell OptiPlex 3040
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 3040 (all builds)
Memory	4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190719
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 03 '24 at 18:06
Run Duration	116 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$60 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% Socket 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	69.2% Good	Memory 69.8 1-Core 102 2-Core 198 69% 123 Pts	4-Core 396 8-Core 395 53% 396 Pts	64-Core 392 24% 392 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 69.2% 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 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	1.5% Terrible	Lighting 0.3 Reflection 5.6 Parallax 6 0% 3.97 fps	MRender 8.8 Gravity 7.5 Splatting 0.2 4% 5.5 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 1.5% Great: 6%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSNK128GCS8 SATA 128GB 484 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: K8DC4101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 117 118 129 121 118 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	61.7% Good	Read 348 Write 135 Mixed 146 SusWrite 120 41% 187 MB/s	4K Read 20.5 4K Write 66.9 4K Mixed 27.5 102% 38.3 MB/s	DQ Read 293 DQ Write 120 DQ Mixed 148 125% 187 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	43.4% Average	MC Read 15.7 MC Write 15.9 MC Mixed 14.3 44% 15.3 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 14.1 SC Mixed 12.9 36% 12.7 GB/s	Latency 106 38% 106 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 65%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 7: 0P 0R 1G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
7%	15%	34	62	45	120	23.8"	1920 1057	SAM71D9 LS24AG32x

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Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 61%

Destroyer

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 3040

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel $60Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	1,396x
Core i3-6100Intel $51Bench 55%, 110,166 samples	471x
Core i5-6500TIntelBench 61%, 9,313 samples	297x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	1,886x
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 $49Bench 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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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $88

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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