Dell OptiPlex 5040

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 83.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	14.5% 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 Drive	112% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Dell OptiPlex 5040
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 5040 (all builds)
Memory	5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210708
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 06 '21 at 20:24
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^th 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-$183 282,363 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 (100^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Memory 89.4 1-Core 128 2-Core 235 85% 151 Pts	4-Core 422 8-Core 623 65% 522 Pts	64-Core 626 39% 626 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030 185,384 User benchmarks, average bench 14% Nvidia(10DE 1D01) 2GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	14.5% Very poor	Lighting 17.9 Reflection 18.3 Parallax 18.7 15% 18.3 fps	MRender 15.8 Gravity 19.4 Splatting 16.9 14% 17.4 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 14.5% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$129 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 97GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 431 452 470 471 452 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 425 Mixed 352 SusWrite 434 96% 426 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 45.6 165% 60.4 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 299 DQ Mixed 321 244% 330 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 124%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$25 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 261GB free Firmware: 19.01H19 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 103 104 104 104 104 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	63.9% Good	Read 120 Write 121 Mixed 70.6 SusWrite 102 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 69%

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 way above expectations (99^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	MC Read 22.5 MC Write 21.6 MC Mixed 17.7 59% 20.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 19.2 55% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 68 59% 68 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 59.9% 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 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	23.8"	1280 720	LEN61A5 P24q-10

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 5040

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel $60Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	1,064x
Core i7-6700Intel $183Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	450x
Core i3-6100Intel $51Bench 55%, 110,166 samples	137x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	1,168x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	115x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	60x

SSD
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 184%, 7,214 samples	33x
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	31x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	26x

RAM
HMT451U6BFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 51%, 8,612 samples	174x
HMT41GU6DFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 52%, 2,722 samples	81x
M378B5173EB0-YK0 2x4GBUnknownBench 55%, 202 samples	65x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $60

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16