Dell OptiPlex 3040

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	5.3% 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	83.8% 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	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell OptiPlex 3040
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 3040 (all builds)
Memory	1.3 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171206
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 11 '21 at 09:40
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	39%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% Socket 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	71.6% Very good	Memory 65.9 1-Core 116 2-Core 225 74% 136 Pts	4-Core 446 8-Core 444 60% 445 Pts	64-Core 449 28% 449 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 85%

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. 20.19.15.4454 Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	5.3% Terrible	Lighting 6.2 Reflection 3 Parallax 6.8 5% 5.33 fps	MRender 3.7 Gravity 6 Splatting 10.1 6% 6.6 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.3% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
128 gb self reliant 128GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 97GB free (System drive) Firmware: U0222A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 367 380 372 361 318 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Read 409 Write 366 Mixed 355 SusWrite 350 83% 370 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 82.1 4K Mixed 27.2 122% 46.1 MB/s	DQ Read 134 DQ Write 287 DQ Mixed 41.9 80% 154 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 84%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$20 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 466GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 102 105 105 104 102 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	Read 97.8 Write 100 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 102 64% 87.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451U6BFR8A-PB 1x4GB 5,816 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1 of 2 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	28.4% Poor	MC Read 10.7 MC Write 10.5 MC Mixed 8.6 28% 9.93 GB/s	SC Read 7.2 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 5.8 20% 7.1 GB/s	Latency 112 36% 112 ns
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 28.4% Great: 33%

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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: 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%	9	14	3	60	22"	1680 1050	DEL404C DELL P2210

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Gaming 6%

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Desktop 61%

Destroyer

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 3040

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	1,387x
Core i3-6100Intel $66Bench 55%, 110,166 samples	469x
Core i5-6500TIntelBench 61%, 9,313 samples	296x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	1,877x
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 $44Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	39x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 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	122x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $95

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16