Dell OptiPlex 3040

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics5.22% 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 Drive124% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemDell OptiPlex 3040
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 3040  (all builds)
Memory5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160829
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 19 '18 at 19:07
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
Socket 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
80.5% Excellent
Memory 89.6
1-Core 103
2-Core 207
77% 133 Pts
4-Core 412
8-Core 414
55% 413 Pts
64-Core 410
25% 410 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 80.5%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R5 340X
Dell(1028 0083) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 14.502.1041.0
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
5.22% Terrible
Lighting 6.33
Reflection 8
Parallax 10.9
5% 8.4 fps
MRender 4.29
Gravity 8.97
Splatting 6.26
5% 6.5 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.22%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM871a 2.5 256GB
110GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MAV0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 310 316 313 217 173 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
124% Outstanding
Read 476
Write 476
Mixed 386
SusWrite 286
91% 406 MB/s
4K Read 49.5
4K Write 133
4K Mixed 65.9
230% 82.9 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 334
DQ Mixed 356
268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 86%
This bench: 124%
Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GU6DFR8A-PB 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
35.1% Below average
MC Read 11.8
MC Write 11.7
MC Mixed 10.3
32% 11.3 GB/s
SC Read 10.5
SC Write 11.6
SC Mixed 11.1
32% 11.1 GB/s
Latency 67.7
59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 21%
This bench: 35.1%
Great: 34%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 3040 Builds (Compare 2,633 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 3040

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $95
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