Dell OptiPlex 5040

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (98th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 2 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics6.29% 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 Drive90.6% 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.
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 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.
SystemDell OptiPlex 5040
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 5040  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20170815
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 12 '18 at 22:49
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (98th 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 (99th percentile)
81.9% Excellent
Memory 84.8
1-Core 125
2-Core 245
84% 152 Pts
4-Core 425
8-Core 648
66% 537 Pts
64-Core 650
40% 650 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 81.9%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Dell(1028 06BA) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 21.20.16.4821
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
6.29% Terrible
Lighting 6.6
Reflection 9.85
Parallax 6.5
5% 7.65 fps
MRender 8.52
Gravity 5.77
Splatting 13.7
8% 9.31 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.29%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SK hynix SC308 SATA 512G 512GB
374GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 383 380 385 385 383 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
90.6% Outstanding
Read 396
Write 394
Mixed 245
SusWrite 384
80% 355 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 90.4
4K Mixed 26.6
128% 49.2 MB/s
DQ Read 302
DQ Write 288
DQ Mixed 27.2
94% 206 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 90.6%
Great: 91%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GU6DFR8A-PB 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
60.9% Good
MC Read 22.5
MC Write 22
MC Mixed 18.6
60% 21 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 22.7
SC Mixed 19.9
56% 19.5 GB/s
Latency 72
56% 72 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 60.9%
Great: 61%

 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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