Dell OptiPlex 3040

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 67.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	26.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	47.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 4 months ago.

System	Dell OptiPlex 3040
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 3040 (all builds)
Memory	3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220714
Uptime	14.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 27 '23 at 17:47
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	25%

PC Performing as expected (48^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 above expectations (74^th percentile)	67.7% Good	Memory 79.1 1-Core 84 2-Core 184 66% 116 Pts	4-Core 324 8-Core 335 44% 330 Pts	64-Core 335 21% 335 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia T600 1,270 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Legend(17AA 1488) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2500 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 516.94 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	26.1% Poor	Lighting 29.5 Reflection 41.7 Parallax 30.5 24% 33.9 fps	MRender 48.2 Gravity 28.7 Splatting 35.1 30% 37.3 fps
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 26.1% Great: 30%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 645GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 76 78 77 79 80 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	47.6% Average	Read 306 Write 79.8 Mixed 118 SusWrite 77.6 32% 145 MB/s	4K Read 14 4K Write 63.3 4K Mixed 20.5 81% 32.6 MB/s	DQ Read 187 DQ Write 78.8 DQ Mixed 112 88% 126 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 121%
SPCC Solid State 128GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 99GB free, PID 1068 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 304 308 346 345 336 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	187% Outstanding	Read 321 Write 312 Mixed 306 SusWrite 317 429% 314 MB/s	4K Read 19 4K Write 21.7 4K Mixed 14.2 1,292% 18.3 MB/s	DQ Read 20.9 DQ Write 37.8 DQ Mixed 19.8 2,037% 26.2 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 187% Great: 187%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TIMETEC-UD3-1600 1x8GB 99 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	30% Below average	MC Read 10.1 MC Write 10.1 MC Mixed 9 28% 9.73 GB/s	SC Read 8.4 SC Write 10 SC Mixed 9.7 27% 9.37 GB/s	Latency 82.9 48% 82.9 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 30% Great: 34%

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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: 0P 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	206	56	60	23.8"	1280 720	PHLC207 PHL 241E1

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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	1,390x
Core i3-6100Intel $47Bench 55%, 110,166 samples	469x
Core i5-6500TIntelBench 61%, 9,313 samples	296x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	1,880x
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	161x
HMT41GU6DFR8A-PB 1x8GBHynixBench 30%, 1,889 samples	131x
16KTF1G64AZ-1G6P1 1x8GBMicronBench 30%, 1,490 samples	122x

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Value: 73% - Very good

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16