Dell OptiPlex 5040

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 70%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	6.37% 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 Drive	80.1% 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	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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Dell OptiPlex 5040
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 5040 (all builds)
Memory	5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170509
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Apr 24 '18 at 20:39
Run Duration	85 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600-$132 80,688 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Socket 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	70% Very good	Memory 70 1-Core 101 2-Core 205 70% 125 Pts	4-Core 406 8-Core 397 54% 401 Pts	64-Core 418 26% 418 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Dell(1028 06BA) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4390 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	6.37% Terrible	Lighting 6.97 Reflection 9.73 Parallax 6.41 6% 7.7 fps	MRender 7.24 Gravity 5.87 Splatting 13.5 8% 8.86 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.37% Great: 6%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron 1100 SATA 256GB 16,265 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 198GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0DL002 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Read 479 Write 365 Mixed 436 95% 427 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 87.1 4K Mixed 19.4 109% 43.8 MB/s	DQ Read 27.4 DQ Write 271 DQ Mixed 18.8 53% 106 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451U6BFR8A-PB 2x4GB 8,612 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.8% Average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 17.2 MC Mixed 15.5 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 12.4 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 11.5 38% 13.3 GB/s	Latency 101 39% 101 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 59%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 9%

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Desktop 65%

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Workstation 8%

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 5040

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	1,052x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	433x
Core i3-6100Intel $76Bench 55%, 110,166 samples	137x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	1,155x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	113x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	58x

SSD
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 184%, 7,214 samples	33x
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	30x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	26x

RAM
HMT451U6BFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 51%, 8,612 samples	171x
HMT41GU6DFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 52%, 2,722 samples	81x
M378B5173EB0-YK0 2x4GBUnknownBench 55%, 202 samples	64x

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Total price: $67

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16