Dell OptiPlex 5040

Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	6.68% 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	128% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Dell OptiPlex 5040
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 5040 (all builds)
Memory	8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180831
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 18 '19 at 16:34
Run Duration	306 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% Socket 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	75.2% Very good	Memory 82.4 1-Core 102 2-Core 205 74% 130 Pts	4-Core 366 8-Core 643 61% 505 Pts	64-Core 439 27% 439 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 80%

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. 23.20.16.4973 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	6.68% Terrible	Lighting 7.07 Reflection 8.46 Parallax 6.81 6% 7.45 fps	MRender 9.19 Gravity 6.37 Splatting 14 8% 9.85 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.68% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017)-$135 28,136 User benchmarks, average bench 121% 73GB free (System drive) Firmware: B35900WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 206 199 211 188 210 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 920 Write 443 Mixed 305 SusWrite 205 103% 468 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 44.7 172% 61.9 MB/s	DQ Read 659 DQ Write 510 DQ Mixed 305 304% 492 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 144%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 296GB free Firmware: SBFKB1E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 233 270 275 235 330 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Read 198 Write 101 Mixed 306 SusWrite 276 50% 220 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 70.8 4K Mixed 38.2 132% 46.5 MB/s	DQ Read 271 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 209 179% 262 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 102%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 497GB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 110 107 109 106 111 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	50.1% Above average	Read 70 Write 33 Mixed 10.8 SusWrite 105 39% 54.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.6 86% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 72%
BUFFALO HD-WLU3/R1 1 3TB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1.5TB free, PID 01ce Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 53 51 53 52 58 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	38.5% Below average	Read 131 Write 136 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 53.1 130% 99.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 123% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 38.5% Great: 62%
BUFFALO HD-WLU3/R1 2 3TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 3TB free, PID 01ce Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 53 51 53 52 58 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	43% Average	Read 164 Write 166 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 53.3 148% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 119% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 57%
WD My Book 25EE 4TB 13,827 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 976GB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 99 99 99 98 102 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	47.7% Average	Read 125 Write 136 Mixed 102 SusWrite 99.3 157% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 123% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 100%
WD My Book 25EE 4TB 13,827 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 483GB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 97 96 97 97 103 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	43.4% Average	Read 99.8 Write 103 Mixed 82.5 SusWrite 97.7 130% 95.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 123% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 100%
BUFFALO HD-QLU3/R5 1 2TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 2TB free, PID 01cd Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 54 39 53 52 55 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	32.4% Below average	Read 95.8 Write 41.5 Mixed 55.8 SusWrite 51.5 76% 61.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 115% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 32.4% Great: 32%
BUFFALO HD-QLU3/R5 2 2TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 582GB free, PID 01cd Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.8 1.5 14 0.8 0.5 0.4 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	20.8% Poor	Read 91.7 Write 39 Mixed 50.7 SusWrite 2.9 52% 46.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 108% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 20.8% Great: 46%
BUFFALO HD-QLU3/R5 3 2TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 16GB free, PID 01cd Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 55 53 54 52 56 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	35.1% Below average	Read 124 Write 82.2 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 54 104% 82.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 87% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 49%
BUFFALO HD-QLU3/R5 4 2TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 14GB free, PID 01cd Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.5 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.6 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	32.2% Below average	Read 182 Write 133 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 0.4 116% 99.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 91% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 32.2% Great: 33%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451U6BFR8A-PB 4x4GB 1,430 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 21.4 MC Mixed 17.4 57% 19.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 17.2 49% 17.1 GB/s	Latency 76.2 52% 76.2 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 60%

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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	1,054x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	434x
Core i3-6100Intel $40Bench 55%, 110,166 samples	137x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	1,156x
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	173x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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