Dell Inspiron N5040

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 17%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 19.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics0.32% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.
SystemDell Inspiron N5040  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 024DTD
Memory2 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20110822
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 27 '20 at 16:49
Run Duration169 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing below expectations (34th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3 M 330
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.15 GHz
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
19.2% Very poor
Memory 32.5
1-Core 14.1
2-Core 27.7
17% 24.8 Pts
4-Core 35.4
8-Core 35.4
5% 35.4 Pts
64-Core 35.8
2% 35.8 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 19.2%
Great: 43%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)
Dell(1028 0505) 1.8GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2993
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
0.32% Terrible
Lighting 0.1
Reflection 1.3
Parallax 1
0% 0.8 fps
MRender 1.2
Gravity 0.7
Splatting 1
1% 0.97 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.32%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba MQ01ABD050 500GB-$23
442GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AX00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 98 96 94 97 100 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
54.6% Above average
Read 93.1
Write 102
Mixed 34.3
SusWrite 97.1
59% 81.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 54.6%
Great: 62%
SanDisk Cruzer Force 32GB
14GB free, PID 557d
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.7 4 3.7 4.2 4 4 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
7.52% Terrible
Read 25
Write 2
Mixed 9
SusWrite 4.1
10% 10 MB/s
4K Read 3.6
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 2.1
109% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 7.52%
Great: 18%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
CB04 AD73I1C1674EV 1x4GB
1 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
13% Very poor
MC Read 4.6
MC Write 4.5
MC Mixed 5.5
14% 4.87 GB/s
SC Read 1.5
SC Write 2.5
SC Mixed 0.9
5% 1.63 GB/s
Latency 240
17% 240 ns
Poor: 13%
This bench: 13%
Great: 20%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Inspiron N5040 Builds (Compare 136 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron N5040

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