Dell OptiPlex 3040

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall 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!
Processor	With 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 76.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Dell OptiPlex 3040
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 3040 (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200622
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Jan 04 '21 at 15:03
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$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 way above expectations (100^th percentile)	76.7% Very good	Memory 79.5 1-Core 115 2-Core 225 78% 140 Pts	4-Core 426 8-Core 435 57% 430 Pts	64-Core 417 26% 417 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 73%

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. 27.20.100.8681 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 5.6 Reflection 6.1 Parallax 6.6 5% 6.1 fps	Gravity 5.8 Splatting 9.1 7% 7.45 fps
Poor: 3% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO 500GB 76GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM04B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 353 329 361 362 360 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 439 Write 364 Mixed 262 SusWrite 352 80% 354 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 97.3 4K Mixed 39.9 156% 57.6 MB/s	DQ Read 343 DQ Write 280 DQ Mixed 124 144% 249 MB/s

Sandisk Extreme SSD 500GB 4,692 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 156GB free Firmware: 1012 SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 355 354 365 365 367 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	66.2% Good	Read 310 Write 314 Mixed 186 SusWrite 359 66% 293 MB/s	4K Read 18.7 4K Write 38.8 4K Mixed 27.2 84% 28.2 MB/s	DQ Read 97.8 DQ Write 145 DQ Mixed 130 96% 124 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 83%
Seagate Momentus Thin 7200 2.5" 320GB-$29 12,279 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 298GB free Firmware: 0004LVM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 114 112 114 115 115 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	65% Good	Read 113 Write 107 Mixed 59.4 SusWrite 114 72% 98.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 121% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 64%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 380GB free Firmware: MS1OA810 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 175 181 181 181 181 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 183 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 179 105% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 131% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 103%
PI-300 USB 2.0 Drive 1.5TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 188GB free, PID 1840 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 40 40 40 40 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	18.9% Very poor	Read 35.4 Write 26.3 Mixed 33.5 SusWrite 40 46% 33.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 80% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 18.9% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905471-082.A00LF 2x8GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	60.8% Good	MC Read 21.6 MC Write 22.5 MC Mixed 20.1 61% 21.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 22.1 SC Mixed 19.9 54% 18.8 GB/s	Latency 81.5 49% 81.5 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 60.8% 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	1,384x
Core i3-6100Intel $40Bench 55%, 110,166 samples	469x
Core i5-6500TIntelBench 61%, 9,313 samples	296x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	1,874x
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 $45Bench 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	121x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $95

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16