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Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 76.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics14.7% 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 Drive77.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemDell OptiPlex 5040
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 5040  (all builds)
Memory5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201223
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateMay 20 '21 at 23:32
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User PHL-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd 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)
76.7% Very good
Memory 79.3
1-Core 116
2-Core 225
78% 140 Pts
4-Core 428
8-Core 426
57% 428 Pts
64-Core 405
25% 405 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑
This bench: 76.7%
 Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030
Asus(1043 85F4) 2GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
14.7% Very poor
Lighting 18.3
Reflection 18.8
Parallax 19
15% 18.7 fps
MRender 16.1
Gravity 19.4
Splatting 17.2
14% 17.6 fps
Poor: 11% ↑
This bench: 14.7%
 Great: 15%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS900 480GB-$42
378GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS9006B3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 326 166 67 70 71 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
77.4% Very good
Read 199
Write 102
Mixed 311
SusWrite 165
44% 194 MB/s
4K Read 39.1
4K Write 94.7
4K Mixed 35.5
155% 56.4 MB/s
DQ Read 266
DQ Write 305
DQ Mixed 188
168% 253 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑
This bench: 77.4%
 Great: 102%
Suneast SE800 256GB
165GB free
Firmware: S0626A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 408 392 381 273 93 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
85% Excellent
Read 442
Write 370
Mixed 355
SusWrite 316
83% 371 MB/s
4K Read 24.3
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 25
124% 50.8 MB/s
DQ Read 203
DQ Write 304
DQ Mixed 39.2
90% 182 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑
This bench: 85%
 Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M378B5173EB0-YK0 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
59.4% Above average
MC Read 21.7
MC Write 22.5
MC Mixed 18
59% 20.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 22.6
SC Mixed 19.2
54% 18.9 GB/s
Latency 81.8
49% 81.8 ns
Poor: 45% ↑
This bench: 59.4%
 Great: 60%
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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming
Gaming 9%
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Desktop
Desktop 65%
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Workstation
Workstation 8%
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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 5040

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel  $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples1,053x
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples433x
Core i3-6100Intel  $76Bench 55%, 110,166 samples137x
GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples1,155x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples113x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples58x
SSD
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 184%, 7,214 samples33x
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples30x
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples26x
RAM
HMT451U6BFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 51%, 8,612 samples171x
HMT41GU6DFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 52%, 2,722 samples81x
M378B5173EB0-YK0 2x4GBUnknownBench 55%, 202 samples64x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $67
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HDDRAMUSB
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Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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