Dell OptiPlex 3040

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics5.33% 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 Drive89.8% 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.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell OptiPlex 3040
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 3040  (all builds)
Memory5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160126
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 28 '17 at 14:56
Run Duration86 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing above expectations (85th 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, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
78.1% Very good
Memory 82.5
1-Core 109
2-Core 214
77% 135 Pts
4-Core 426
8-Core 427
57% 426 Pts
64-Core 427
26% 427 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R5 340X
Dell(1028 0083) 2GB
Ram: 2GB, Driver: 16.6
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
5.33% Terrible
Lighting 6.57
Reflection 8.54
Parallax 11
5% 8.71 fps
MRender 4.43
Gravity 8.63
Splatting 6.26
5% 6.44 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.33%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteon CV3-CE256-11 SATA 256GB
173GB free (System drive)
Firmware: TC8110B
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
89.8% Excellent
Read 521
Write 484
Mixed 501
112% 502 MB/s
4K Read 37.6
4K Write 59.7
4K Mixed 27.5
124% 41.6 MB/s
DQ Read 33.3
DQ Write 69.1
DQ Mixed 23
26% 41.8 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 89.8%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B1G73EB0-YK0 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
33.7% Below average
MC Read 11.5
MC Write 11.5
MC Mixed 10.1
32% 11 GB/s
SC Read 9.9
SC Write 10.8
SC Mixed 10.3
30% 10.3 GB/s
Latency 76.1
53% 76.1 ns
Poor: 18%
This bench: 33.7%
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 2,619 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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