Dell OptiPlex 5040

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	2.59% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The 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.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Dell OptiPlex 5040
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 5040 (all builds)
Memory	2.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170206
Uptime	20.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 06 '21 at 18:01
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% Socket 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Memory 81.6 1-Core 123 2-Core 235 82% 146 Pts	4-Core 434 8-Core 626 66% 530 Pts	64-Core 624 39% 624 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 06BA) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.8142 Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	2.59% Terrible	Lighting 0.1 Reflection 5.6 Parallax 8.4 0% 4.7 fps	MRender 8 Gravity 7.1 Splatting 11.3 8% 8.8 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.59% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 210GB free (System drive) Firmware: MS1OA7S0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 62 61 58 69 77 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	Read 139 Write 139 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 66.7 69% 95.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 135% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 103%
WD My Passport 0837 1TB 3,852 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 694GB free, PID 0837 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 96 96 96 95 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	41.4% Average	Read 98.4 Write 96.2 Mixed 57.8 SusWrite 95.5 117% 87 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451U6BFR8A-PB 2x4GB 8,612 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	52.3% Above average	MC Read 20.5 MC Write 18.8 MC Mixed 15.2 52% 18.2 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 18.7 SC Mixed 16 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 77.6 52% 77.6 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 59%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 12: 2R 0G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
12%	5%	88	22	5	60	25"	2048 1152	DEL413A DELL U2518D

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Typical OptiPlex 5040 Builds (Compare 1,794 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 65%

Destroyer

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 5040

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	1,052x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	432x
Core i3-6100Intel $76Bench 55%, 110,166 samples	137x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	1,154x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	113x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	58x

SSD
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 184%, 7,214 samples	33x
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	30x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	26x

RAM
HMT451U6BFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 51%, 8,612 samples	171x
HMT41GU6DFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 52%, 2,722 samples	81x
M378B5173EB0-YK0 2x4GBUnknownBench 55%, 202 samples	64x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $67

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16