Dell OptiPlex 5040

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics10.3% 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 Drive118% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
SystemDell OptiPlex 5040
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 5040  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180524
Uptime1.6 Days
Run DateDec 22 '18 at 12:28
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing way above expectations (93rd 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 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
78.5% Very good
Memory 86
1-Core 101
2-Core 207
75% 131 Pts
4-Core 411
8-Core 414
55% 412 Pts
64-Core 409
25% 409 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 78.5%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R7 450
Dell(1028 1003) ≥ 4GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 22.19.662.4
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
10.3% Very poor
Lighting 12.1
Reflection 15
Parallax 16.5
10% 14.5 fps
MRender 13.2
Gravity 10.1
Splatting 16.3
11% 13.2 fps
Poor: 8%
This bench: 10.3%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$195
789GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 469 475 483 481 481 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 512
Write 482
Mixed 384
SusWrite 473
104% 463 MB/s
4K Read 35.9
4K Write 98.9
4K Mixed 47.9
168% 60.9 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 360
271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 118%
Great: 124%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB
749GB free, PID 25e1
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 108 110 110 109 109 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
57% Above average
Read 131
Write 107
Mixed 72
SusWrite 109
138% 105 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 4.5
4K Mixed 0.3
170% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 57%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M378B5173EB0-YK0 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
61.7% Good
MC Read 22.6
MC Write 22.6
MC Mixed 18.8
61% 21.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 23.2
SC Mixed 21
56% 19.7 GB/s
Latency 71.3
56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 61.7%
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 1,817 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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