Dell OptiPlex 5040

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
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 75.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics14.8% 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 Drive78.6% 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)
Memory5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201223
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateMay 29 '21 at 02:23
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User PHL-User
Background CPU6%

 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 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
75.8% Very good
Memory 81.4
1-Core 112
2-Core 216
77% 136 Pts
4-Core 407
8-Core 404
54% 405 Pts
64-Core 408
25% 408 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 75.8%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030
Asus(1043 85F4) 2GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 466.47
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
14.8% Very poor
Lighting 18.5
Reflection 18.8
Parallax 18.9
15% 18.7 fps
MRender 16.1
Gravity 19.3
Splatting 17.1
14% 17.5 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 14.8%
Great: 15%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS900 480GB-$42
381GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS9006B3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 296 158 67 69 302 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
78.6% Very good
Read 186
Write 70.2
Mixed 308
SusWrite 197
43% 190 MB/s
4K Read 38.7
4K Write 92.8
4K Mixed 35.8
154% 55.8 MB/s
DQ Read 263
DQ Write 309
DQ Mixed 189
170% 254 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 78.6%
Great: 102%
Suneast SE800 256GB
165GB free
Firmware: S0626A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 402 383 333 82 76 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
79.6% Very good
Read 425
Write 365
Mixed 356
SusWrite 273
80% 355 MB/s
4K Read 24.2
4K Write 89.6
4K Mixed 22.8
113% 45.5 MB/s
DQ Read 250
DQ Write 305
DQ Mixed 39.8
96% 198 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 79.6%
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 (98th percentile)
59.6% Above average
MC Read 21.5
MC Write 22.4
MC Mixed 18.4
59% 20.8 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 22.6
SC Mixed 18.8
54% 18.8 GB/s
Latency 78.1
51% 78.1 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 59.6%
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 1,798 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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