Dell Inspiron N5040

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 21%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 44.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.72% 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.
Memory2GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows however a minimum of 4GB is recommended for gaming or any other RAM intensive tasks such as photo/video editing. This system will also be a little more responsive with 4GB of RAM.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
SystemDell Inspiron N5040  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 024DTD
Memory0.6 GB free of 2 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit renk
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20110531
Uptime3.2 Days
Run DateMay 30 '21 at 18:30
Run Duration194 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3 M 380-$130
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.55 GHz, turbo 2.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
44.8% Average
Memory 65.9
1-Core 63.5
2-Core 116
50% 81.7 Pts
4-Core 154
8-Core 65.5
17% 110 Pts
64-Core 152
9% 152 Pts
Poor: 23%
This bench: 44.8%
Great: 46%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)
Dell(1028 0505) 731MB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2900
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
0.72% Terrible
Lighting 0.9
Reflection 1.1
Parallax 0.5
1% 0.83 fps
MRender 1
Gravity 1.3
Splatting 0.4
1% 0.9 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.72%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2009)-$80
207GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11.01A11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 41 41 41 40 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
26.1% Poor
Read 50.5
Write 16.1
Mixed 20
SusWrite 40.3
23% 31.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.5
87% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 26.1%
Great: 41%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
CE80 M471B5773DH0-CH9 1x2GB
1 of 2 slots used
2GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
19.7% Very poor
MC Read 6.6
MC Write 6.4
MC Mixed 5.9
18% 6.3 GB/s
SC Read 6.7
SC Write 5.2
SC Mixed 5.6
17% 5.83 GB/s
Latency 111
36% 111 ns
Poor: 11%
This bench: 19.7%
Great: 21%

 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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