Dell OptiPlex 5040

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.17% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive66.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell OptiPlex 5040
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 5040  (all builds)
Memory7.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit farver
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170815
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateNov 09 '17 at 11:05
Run Duration91 Seconds
Run User DNK-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
Socket 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
71.3% Very good
Memory 71.5
1-Core 102
2-Core 203
70% 125 Pts
4-Core 412
8-Core 406
55% 409 Pts
64-Core 409
25% 409 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 71.3%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Dell(1028 06BA) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 22.20.16.4771
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
6.17% Terrible
Lighting 6.53
Reflection 9.46
Parallax 6.34
5% 7.45 fps
MRender 7.33
Gravity 6.2
Splatting 13.4
8% 8.99 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.17%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk X400 2.5 7MM 256GB
37GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4130012 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
66.9% Good
Read 485
Write 150
Mixed 190
60% 275 MB/s
4K Read 26.2
4K Write 50.8
4K Mixed 18
90% 31.7 MB/s
DQ Read 291
DQ Write 238
DQ Mixed 61
101% 197 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 66.9%
Great: 95%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16KTF1G64AZ-1G6P1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
55.5% Above average
MC Read 20.3
MC Write 21.2
MC Mixed 17.8
56% 19.8 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 17.2
47% 16.6 GB/s
Latency 98
41% 98 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 55.5%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 5040 Builds (Compare 1,798 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 5040

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $67
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