Dell OptiPlex 5040

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics3.38% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive79.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell OptiPlex 5040
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 5040  (all builds)
Memory1.1 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20211008
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 21 '21 at 02:50
Run Duration174 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 36%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
Socket 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
84.4% Excellent
Memory 90.7
1-Core 102
2-Core 210
77% 134 Pts
4-Core 428
8-Core 577
64% 502 Pts
64-Core 618
38% 618 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 84.4%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K600
Nvidia(10DE 094B) 1GB
CLim: 875 MHz, MLim: 445 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 472.47
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
3.38% Terrible
Lighting 3.8
Reflection 5.4
Parallax 4.7
3% 4.63 fps
MRender 5
Gravity 4.9
Splatting 4.6
4% 4.83 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.38%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 120GB-$76
75GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X31200RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 138 129 124 128 131 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
79.4% Very good
Read 434
Write 218
Mixed 210
SusWrite 135
55% 249 MB/s
4K Read 30.6
4K Write 78.6
4K Mixed 34.6
132% 47.9 MB/s
DQ Read 309
DQ Write 290
DQ Mixed 244
198% 281 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 93%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M378B5173EB0-YK0 1x4GB
1 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
32.5% Below average
MC Read 11.7
MC Write 10.7
MC Mixed 8.7
30% 10.4 GB/s
SC Read 9.4
SC Write 11.6
SC Mixed 7.8
27% 9.6 GB/s
Latency 66.2
60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 18%
This bench: 32.5%
Great: 32%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 5040 Builds (Compare 1,803 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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