Dell OptiPlex 5040

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 61.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	15.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	97.7% 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	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.

Run History

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System	Dell OptiPlex 5040
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 5040 (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190719
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 16 '19 at 09:17
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-6100-$40 110,166 User benchmarks, average bench 55% Socket 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	61.2% Good	Memory 81.8 1-Core 115 2-Core 238 80% 145 Pts	4-Core 237 8-Core 236 32% 236 Pts	64-Core 241 15% 241 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030 185,384 User benchmarks, average bench 14% Gigabyte(1458 375C) 2GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 436.15 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	15.8% Very poor	Lighting 19.6 Reflection 15.5 Parallax 18.6 16% 17.9 fps	MRender 16.2 Gravity 19.1 Splatting 20.4 15% 18.6 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 15.8% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDSCKKF256G8 SATA 256GB 3,569 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 198GB free (System drive) Firmware: LHFD04N SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 253 260 260 262 262 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Read 429 Write 272 Mixed 277 SusWrite 253 69% 308 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 47.4 170% 61.9 MB/s	DQ Read 302 DQ Write 261 DQ Mixed 204 174% 256 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 107%
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226 35,454 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 291GB free Firmware: X41320RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 329 301 245 283 233 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Read 434 Write 410 Mixed 302 SusWrite 288 80% 358 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 63.8 4K Mixed 36.3 126% 43.4 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 291 DQ Mixed 239 206% 306 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT41GU6BFR8A-PB 2x8GB 7,869 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	62% Good	MC Read 20.7 MC Write 23.1 MC Mixed 20.8 62% 21.5 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 20.9 57% 20 GB/s	Latency 77.2 52% 77.2 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 61%

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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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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	1,056x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	435x
Core i3-6100Intel $40Bench 55%, 110,166 samples	137x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	1,157x
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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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $67

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16