Dell OptiPlex 5040

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battle cruiser
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics102% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive120% 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
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200723
Uptime1 Days
Run DateOct 30 '20 at 08:02
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 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 i7-6700-$180
Socket 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
79.9% Very good
Memory 82.9
1-Core 124
2-Core 237
82% 148 Pts
4-Core 415
8-Core 625
65% 520 Pts
64-Core 623
39% 623 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 79.9%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2277 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Lighting 129
Reflection 144
Parallax 125
105% 133 fps
MRender 111
Gravity 131
Splatting 111
96% 118 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 102%
Great: 101%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$114
233GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVQ01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 452 442 416 427 427 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 455
Write 416
Mixed 400
SusWrite 434
96% 426 MB/s
4K Read 39.8
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 56.4
194% 70.4 MB/s
DQ Read 363
DQ Write 308
DQ Mixed 334
251% 335 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 120%
Great: 128%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GU6BFR8A-PB 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
60% Above average
MC Read 22
MC Write 22.2
MC Mixed 18.2
59% 20.8 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 22.2
SC Mixed 20.3
55% 19.1 GB/s
Latency 75.3
53% 75.3 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 60%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 5040 Builds (Compare 1,794 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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