Dell OptiPlex 3040

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 68.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	58.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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	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 (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Dell OptiPlex 3040
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 3040 (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190719
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 18 '20 at 15:54
Run Duration	193 Seconds
Run User	SGP-User
Background CPU	35%

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PC Performing as expected (42^nd 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-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% Socket 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	68.5% Good	Memory 78.3 1-Core 99.2 2-Core 181 69% 120 Pts	4-Core 337 8-Core 358 46% 347 Pts	64-Core 357 22% 357 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super)-$300 180,577 User benchmarks, average bench 59% PNY(196E 1350) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 446.14 Performing below potential (48^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	58.1% Above average	Lighting 76.1 Reflection 71.4 Parallax 74.2 62% 73.9 fps	MRender 65.3 Gravity 69 Splatting 53.6 50% 62.7 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 361GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 325 368 368 377 378 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Read 365 Write 399 Mixed 286 SusWrite 352 79% 351 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 67.8 4K Mixed 35.5 120% 42.8 MB/s	DQ Read 158 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 181 153% 217 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 107%
Jmicron Generic DISK00 500GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 302GB free Firmware: 0103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 11 12 12 12 46 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	27.7% Poor	Read 78.8 Write 60.5 Mixed 47.2 SusWrite 17.4 38% 51 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 117% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 27.7% Great: 60%
Jmicron Generic DISK02 2TB 65 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 358GB free Firmware: 0103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 12 11 11 12 12 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	4.76% Terrible	Read 5 Write 3.5 Mixed 5 SusWrite 11.6 5% 6.28 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 4% 0.03 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 4.76% Great: 80%
Jmicron Generic DISK03 2TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2TB free Firmware: 0103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 12 11 12 12 12 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	5.55% Terrible	Read 7.8 Write 5.3 Mixed 4.8 SusWrite 11.6 5% 7.38 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 5.55% Great: 76%
Jmicron Generic DISK01 320GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 298GB free Firmware: 0103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 12 11 12 12 16 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	28.5% Poor	Read 87.2 Write 57.8 Mixed 39 SusWrite 12.2 36% 49 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.5 80% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 28.5% Great: 45%
Toshiba MD04ACA400 4TB-$140 10,635 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 3.5TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 186 187 185 187 188 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 162 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 186 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 221% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905471-073.A00LF 2x8GB 202 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	52.5% Above average	MC Read 19.4 MC Write 17.7 MC Mixed 18.1 53% 18.4 GB/s	SC Read 11.1 SC Write 19.1 SC Mixed 16.7 45% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 83.8 48% 83.8 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 61%

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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 $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 $46Bench 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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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