Dell OptiPlex 3040

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 70.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	35.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	80.1% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (65%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell OptiPlex 3040
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 3040 (all builds)
Memory	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201224
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 23 '24 at 09:41
Run Duration	117 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	65%

PC Performing as expected (56^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 way above expectations (90^th percentile)	70.9% Very good	Memory 80.7 1-Core 95.1 2-Core 193 70% 123 Pts	4-Core 353 8-Core 358 48% 356 Pts	64-Core 361 22% 361 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6400 4,292 User benchmarks, average bench 36% XFX(1EAE 6405) ≥ 4GB Ram: 4GB, Driver: 24.5.1 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	35.4% Below average	Lighting 39.5 Reflection 62.8 Parallax 81.3 32% 61.2 fps	MRender 95.2 Gravity 44 Splatting 26.4 42% 55.2 fps
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 39%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot P210 1024GB 1,267 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 808GB free (System drive) Firmware: W0714A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 353 354 371 372 362 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Read 437 Write 391 Mixed 362 SusWrite 360 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 62.6 4K Mixed 23.3 101% 37.1 MB/s	DQ Read 164 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 41.5 84% 166 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
A-Tech 2x8GB 130 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	MC Read 19.5 MC Write 20.3 MC Mixed 18 55% 19.3 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 19.6 SC Mixed 17.5 47% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 84.1 48% 84.1 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 75%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 10: 0P 1R 1G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
10%	44%	9	191	56	60	72.3"	1280 720	ELE2370 ELEFW231

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Gaming 6%

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Desktop 61%

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Workstation 5%

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 3040

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel $60Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	1,402x
Core i3-6100Intel $51Bench 55%, 110,166 samples	472x
Core i5-6500TIntelBench 61%, 9,313 samples	298x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	1,892x
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 $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	33x

RAM
HMT41GU6BFR8A-PB 1x8GBHynixBench 29%, 9,029 samples	162x
HMT41GU6DFR8A-PB 1x8GBHynixBench 30%, 1,889 samples	131x
16KTF1G64AZ-1G6P1 1x8GBMicronBench 30%, 1,490 samples	123x

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