Dell OptiPlex 5040

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.54% 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 Drive49.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemDell OptiPlex 5040
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 5040  (all builds)
Memory6.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170815
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 26 '19 at 13:31
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st 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 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77% Very good
Memory 80.1
1-Core 112
2-Core 224
77% 139 Pts
4-Core 426
8-Core 430
57% 428 Pts
64-Core 419
26% 419 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 77%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Dell(1028 06BA) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6373
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
6.54% Terrible
Lighting 6.9
Reflection 9.81
Parallax 7.09
6% 7.93 fps
MRender 9.71
Gravity 6.43
Splatting 13.2
8% 9.77 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.54%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42
64GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z33130RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 93 88 86 99 94 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
49.9% Average
Read 312
Write 117
Mixed 134
SusWrite 97.6
36% 165 MB/s
4K Read 6.2
4K Write 87.5
4K Mixed 16.7
77% 36.8 MB/s
DQ Read 196
DQ Write 176
DQ Mixed 32.4
66% 135 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 49.9%
Great: 78%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT451U6BFR8A-PB 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
59% Above average
MC Read 21.9
MC Write 21.9
MC Mixed 17.7
59% 20.5 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 22.1
SC Mixed 19.2
55% 19.1 GB/s
Latency 80.3
50% 80.3 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 59%
Great: 59%

 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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