Dell OptiPlex 5040

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.77% 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 Drive63.5% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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.
SystemDell OptiPlex 5040
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 5040  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20161107
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 14 '18 at 16:50
Run Duration94 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
Socket 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86.5% Excellent
Memory 88.9
1-Core 116
2-Core 236
83% 147 Pts
4-Core 454
8-Core 657
69% 555 Pts
64-Core 658
41% 658 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 86.5%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R7 350X
Dell(1028 0081) ≥ 4GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 14.502.1041.0
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
7.77% Terrible
Lighting 9.47
Reflection 11.9
Parallax 13.2
8% 11.5 fps
MRender 8.67
Gravity 9.77
Splatting 10.1
8% 9.52 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 7.77%
Great: 8%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk X400 2.5 7MM 256 256GB
26GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X413
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
63.5% Good
Read 485
Write 136
Mixed 163
56% 261 MB/s
4K Read 22.6
4K Write 39.8
4K Mixed 19.1
80% 27.2 MB/s
DQ Read 301
DQ Write 226
DQ Mixed 52.4
96% 193 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 63.5%
Great: 89%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16KTF1G64AZ-1G6P1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
60.7% Good
MC Read 22.3
MC Write 22.3
MC Mixed 18.3
60% 21 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 22.1
SC Mixed 20.7
55% 19.1 GB/s
Latency 68.6
58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 60.7%
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 1,794 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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