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Performance Results


Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 75.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	1.72% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	103% 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.

System	Dell OptiPlex 3040
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 3040 (all builds)
Memory	1.2 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160126
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 03 '21 at 11:47
Run Duration	114 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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-$90 241,476 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 (99^th percentile)	75.7% Very good	Memory 83 1-Core 115 2-Core 213 78% 137 Pts	4-Core 390 8-Core 424 54% 407 Pts	64-Core 412 26% 412 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6450 32,407 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Dell(1028 2120) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	1.72% Terrible	Lighting 2.2 Reflection 2.9 Parallax 2 2% 2.37 fps	MRender 2 Gravity 1.9 Splatting 1.9 2% 1.93 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.72% Great: 2%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 284GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 423 422 405 409 408 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 463 Write 442 Mixed 380 SusWrite 408 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 94.9 4K Mixed 48.1 159% 58 MB/s	DQ Read 320 DQ Write 125 DQ Mixed 161 135% 202 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8KTF51264AZ-1G6P1 1x4GB 430 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1 of 2 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	32.8% Below average	MC Read 11.5 MC Write 11.1 MC Mixed 9.1 30% 10.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 11 SC Mixed 10.3 30% 10.4 GB/s	Latency 75.1 53% 75.1 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 32.8% Great: 33%

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Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 61%

Destroyer

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 3040

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel $90Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	1,464x
Core i3-6100Intel $45Bench 55%, 110,166 samples	489x
Core i5-6500TIntelBench 61%, 9,313 samples	307x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	1,964x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	132x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	62x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $25Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	96x
MX500 500GBCrucial $50Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	41x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	34x

RAM
HMT41GU6BFR8A-PB 1x8GBHynixBench 29%, 9,029 samples	165x
HMT41GU6DFR8A-PB 1x8GBHynixBench 30%, 1,889 samples	134x
16KTF1G64AZ-1G6P1 1x8GBMicronBench 30%, 1,490 samples	131x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $115

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Intel Core i5-13600K $210	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $389	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $80
Intel Core i5-12400F $111	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $406