Dell OptiPlex 3040

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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	6.31% 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.
Boot Drive	80.4% 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	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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Dell OptiPlex 3040
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 3040 (all builds)
Memory	6.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1280 x 720 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180524
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 18 '18 at 18:21
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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 above expectations (85^th percentile)	69.2% Good	Memory 78.4 1-Core 91.8 2-Core 180 67% 117 Pts	4-Core 348 8-Core 348 46% 348 Pts	64-Core 347 22% 347 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 69.2% 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. 23.20.16.4973 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	6.31% Terrible	Lighting 6.93 Reflection 9.19 Parallax 6.47 6% 7.53 fps	MRender 5.48 Gravity 6.4 Splatting 13.9 8% 8.58 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.31% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDSC2BF256A5 SATA 256GB 673 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 210GB free (System drive) Firmware: LB1i SusWrite @10s intervals: 258 92 145 158 105 146 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Read 381 Write 306 Mixed 281 SusWrite 151 62% 280 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 81.2 4K Mixed 41 144% 51.4 MB/s	DQ Read 285 DQ Write 225 DQ Mixed 175 153% 229 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 92%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 16GB 33,521 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 11GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.3 12 11 11 11 11 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	12.2% Very poor	Read 36 Write 11.8 Mixed 13.3 SusWrite 10.7 20% 17.9 MB/s	4K Read 5.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 1.8 119% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 12.2% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT41GS6DFR8A-PB 1x8GB 6,821 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	30.5% Below average	MC Read 10.5 MC Write 10.2 MC Mixed 9.1 28% 9.93 GB/s	SC Read 9.2 SC Write 9.9 SC Mixed 9.1 27% 9.4 GB/s	Latency 83.6 48% 83.6 ns
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 30.5% Great: 33%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	1,380x
Core i3-6100Intel $76Bench 55%, 110,166 samples	468x
Core i5-6500TIntelBench 61%, 9,313 samples	296x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	1,867x
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 $48Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16