Dell Inspiron N5040

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 17%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 18.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics0.74% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory4GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (82%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
7 years ago, 7 years ago.
SystemDell Inspiron N5040  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 024DTD
Memory2.5 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20110822
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 16 '16 at 01:09
Run Duration208 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU 82%

 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3 M 380-$130
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.55 GHz
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
18.7% Very poor
Memory 32.1
1-Core 12.1
2-Core 21.7
16% 22 Pts
4-Core 32.5
8-Core 33.5
4% 33 Pts
64-Core 34.9
2% 34.9 Pts
Poor: 23%
This bench: 18.7%
Great: 46%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)
Dell(1028 0505) 1.8GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2342
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
0.74% Terrible
Lighting 0.83
Reflection 1
Parallax 0.84
1% 0.89 fps
MRender 1.14
Gravity 0.63
Splatting 1.26
1% 1.01 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.74%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB
903GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2BA30001 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
48.5% Average
Read 72
Write 97
Mixed 80
62% 83 MB/s
4K Read 0.11
4K Write 1.55
4K Mixed 0.3
66% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 48.5%
Great: 59%
SanDisk Ultra Flair USB 3.0 16GB-$9
8GB free, PID 5591
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
14.4% Very poor
Read 24.5
Write 14.9
Mixed 19.1
24% 19.5 MB/s
4K Read 2.8
4K Write 2.27
4K Mixed 1.15
126% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 14.4%
Great: 32%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
CE80 M471B5273DH0-CH9 1x4GB
1 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
13.4% Very poor
MC Read 4.5
MC Write 4.5
MC Mixed 5.5
14% 4.83 GB/s
SC Read 2.8
SC Write 2.8
SC Mixed 2.7
8% 2.77 GB/s
Latency 243
16% 243 ns
Poor: 12%
This bench: 13.4%
Great: 21%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Inspiron N5040 Builds (Compare 136 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron N5040

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