Dell OptiPlex 5040

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics2.97% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive81.5% 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.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 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.
Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell OptiPlex 5040
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 5040  (all builds)
Memory5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20190719
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 27 '19 at 11:45
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User HUN-User
Background CPU 42%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$60
Socket 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
80.6% Excellent
Memory 88.4
1-Core 102
2-Core 206
76% 132 Pts
4-Core 426
8-Core 400
56% 413 Pts
64-Core 425
26% 425 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 80.6%
Great: 73%
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 below expectations (13th percentile)
2.97% Terrible
Lighting 0.07
Reflection 10.3
Parallax 6.88
0% 5.76 fps
MRender 9.24
Gravity 6.07
Splatting 14.6
9% 9.97 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 2.97%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
LITEONIT 256GB
192GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DC81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 342 344 329 364 363 368 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
81.5% Excellent
Read 397
Write 362
Mixed 244
SusWrite 352
76% 339 MB/s
4K Read 30.4
4K Write 85.5
4K Mixed 29.3
129% 48.4 MB/s
DQ Read 124
DQ Write 115
DQ Mixed 110
85% 116 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 81.5%
Great: 93%
Adata DashDrive UV128 USB 3.0 16GB
3GB free, PID db8a
Operating at USB 3.2 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.3 9.6 14 12 13 14 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
14.7% Very poor
Read 74.1
Write 10.8
Mixed 13.9
SusWrite 11.4
27% 27.6 MB/s
4K Read 3.6
4K Write 0.2
4K Mixed 1.3
64% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 14.7%
Great: 30%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HP698650-154-MCN 80AD000080AD HMT451U6BFR8A-PB 8GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
58.3% Above average
MC Read 21.9
MC Write 21.9
MC Mixed 18.3
59% 20.7 GB/s
SC Read 11
SC Write 18.6
SC Mixed 16.6
44% 15.4 GB/s
Latency 69.2
58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 58.3%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical OptiPlex 5040 Builds (Compare 1,827 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: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $60
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