Dell OptiPlex 5040

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	100% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

System	Dell OptiPlex 5040
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 5040 (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211208
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	May 15 '22 at 01:37
Run Duration	262 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (54^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-$300 265,119 User benchmarks, average bench 75% Socket 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	73.1% Very good	Memory 78.4 1-Core 108 2-Core 213 77% 133 Pts	4-Core 366 8-Core 586 60% 476 Pts	64-Core 585 39% 585 Pts
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 83%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SHGS31-500GS-2 500GB 8,290 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 305GB free (System drive) Firmware: 90000Q00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 419 354 285 287 288 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 469 Write 405 Mixed 382 SusWrite 328 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 84 4K Mixed 43.5 149% 53.2 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 245 210% 310 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 107%
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 1TB 128,162 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 919GB free Firmware: JA0OA560 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 67 43 39 34 45 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	43.5% Average	Read 100 Write 92.5 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 51.5 52% 70.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 102% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 57%
WD My Passport 0820 1TB 16,684 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 228GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 74 66 63 66 74 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	31.7% Below average	Read 73 Write 73 Mixed 48.3 SusWrite 69.4 89% 65.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 98% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 31.7% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMT451U6DFR8A-PB 80AD000080AD HMT451U6DFR8A-PB 80CE000080CE M378B5173EB0-YK0 80CE000080CE M378B5173EB0-YK0 16GB 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	57.1% Above average	MC Read 21.2 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 16.9 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 20.7 SC Mixed 18.4 51% 17.8 GB/s	Latency 83.6 48% 83.6 ns

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 41: 8R 0G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware.

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
41%	43%	21	265	181	60	0"	1920 1080

History: Score 46: 5R 6G 3B | Score 52: 7R 4G 5B | Score 41: 8R 0G 1B

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Desktop 68%

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Workstation 8%

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 5040

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel $200Bench 72%, 221,872 samples	915x
Core i7-6700Intel $300Bench 75%, 265,119 samples	481x
Core i3-6100Intel $75Bench 64%, 103,228 samples	129x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 173,259 samples	1,023x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 163,380 samples	109x
Radeon R5 340XAMDBench 6%, 1,804 samples	73x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 106%, 758,178 samples	26x
A400 240GBKingston $34Bench 66%, 397,594 samples	24x
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 112%, 21,523 samples	22x

RAM
HMT451U6BFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 51%, 8,558 samples	168x
M378B5173EB0-YK0 2x4GBUnknownBench 55%, 192 samples	82x
HMT41GU6BFR8A-PB 1x8GBHynixBench 29%, 7,639 samples	75x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $280

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $278	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-12400F $160	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $200
Intel Core i7-12700K $350	Nvidia RTX 3050 $250	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $68	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $72	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $71	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $470	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16