Dell OptiPlex 5040

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics15% 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 Drive54.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemDell OptiPlex 5040
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 5040  (all builds)
Memory5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201223
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateJul 08 '21 at 19:48
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User PHL-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd 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)
77.2% Very good
Memory 80.6
1-Core 108
2-Core 213
75% 134 Pts
4-Core 427
8-Core 426
57% 427 Pts
64-Core 416
26% 416 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 77.2%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030
Asus(1043 85F4) 2GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 471.11
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
15% Very poor
Lighting 18.7
Reflection 18.7
Parallax 19
15% 18.8 fps
MRender 16.3
Gravity 19.3
Splatting 17.3
14% 17.6 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 15%
Great: 15%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Suneast SE800 256GB
72GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0626A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 141 98 54 62 73 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
54.9% Above average
Read 473
Write 356
Mixed 352
SusWrite 124
73% 326 MB/s
4K Read 24.2
4K Write 93.3
4K Mixed 1.2
88% 39.6 MB/s
DQ Read 198
DQ Write 19.2
DQ Mixed 1.2
28% 72.9 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 54.9%
Great: 88%
PNY CS900 480GB-$48
276GB free
Firmware: CS9006B3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 326 190 66 71 69 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
86.1% Excellent
Read 439
Write 288
Mixed 314
SusWrite 167
67% 302 MB/s
4K Read 38.4
4K Write 94.9
4K Mixed 34.7
153% 56 MB/s
DQ Read 267
DQ Write 288
DQ Mixed 190
167% 248 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 86.1%
Great: 102%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M378B5173EB0-YK0 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
58.4% Above average
MC Read 21.3
MC Write 22.1
MC Mixed 18
58% 20.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 21.6
SC Mixed 17.9
51% 17.9 GB/s
Latency 79.4
50% 79.4 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 58.4%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
0% 0% 0 9 7 60 23" 1280 720 HWP322F HP P232
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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