Dell OptiPlex 5040

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.84% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	89.6% 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	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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

20 months ago, 20 months ago.

System	Dell OptiPlex 5040
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 5040 (all builds)
Memory	5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220316
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 19 '22 at 15:00
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% Socket 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	71.5% Very good	Memory 81.2 1-Core 102 2-Core 211 74% 131 Pts	4-Core 353 8-Core 381 48% 367 Pts	64-Core 383 24% 383 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Dell(1028 06BA) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 30.0.101.1692 Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	3.84% Terrible	Lighting 6.1 Reflection 5.4 Parallax 7.2 5% 6.23 fps	MRender 0.3 Gravity 6.1 Splatting 0.2 2% 2.2 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.84% Great: 6%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Acer SA100 240GB 494 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 187GB free (System drive) Firmware: U1011A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 387 394 381 388 390 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Read 435 Write 368 Mixed 364 SusWrite 382 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 19.6 130% 52.5 MB/s	DQ Read 225 DQ Write 287 DQ Mixed 28.2 85% 180 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMT451U6BFR8A-PB 80AD000080AD HMT451U6AFR8A-PB 8GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	58.5% Above average	MC Read 21.4 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 18.1 58% 20.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 17.7 52% 18.1 GB/s	Latency 78.4 51% 78.4 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 58%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical OptiPlex 5040 Builds (Compare 1,798 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	1,054x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	434x
Core i3-6100Intel $40Bench 55%, 110,166 samples	137x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	1,156x
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	173x
HMT41GU6DFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 52%, 2,722 samples	81x
M378B5173EB0-YK0 2x4GBUnknownBench 55%, 202 samples	64x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $67

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $48	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16