Dell OptiPlex 5040

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 92%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 70.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics130% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive183% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell OptiPlex 5040
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 5040  (all builds)
Memory20.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20211208
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 21 '22 at 15:28
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 40%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
Socket 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
70.6% Very good
Memory 80.5
1-Core 105
2-Core 199
73% 128 Pts
4-Core 347
8-Core 379
48% 363 Pts
64-Core 389
24% 389 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 70.6%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 512.15
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
130% Outstanding
Lighting 181
Reflection 197
Parallax 216
148% 198 fps
MRender 135
Gravity 182
Splatting 125
119% 148 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 130%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme CX2-8B256-Q11 NV 256GB
205GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11QD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 649 565 676 699 720 726 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
183% Outstanding
Read 1,195
Write 762
Mixed 658
SusWrite 672
183% 822 MB/s
4K Read 38
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 59.7
190% 67.7 MB/s
DQ Read 847
DQ Write 704
DQ Mixed 605
500% 719 MB/s
Poor: 113%
This bench: 183%
Great: 206%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 8GB
3GB free, PID 5575
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.6 1.9 3.5 3.4 3.8 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
8.33% Terrible
Read 20.7
Write 3.7
Mixed 6.7
SusWrite 3.2
9% 8.58 MB/s
4K Read 4
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 2.3
134% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 8.33%
Great: 14%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M378B5173EB0-YK0 80CE000080CE M378B5173EB0-YK0 24GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
58.3% Above average
MC Read 20.7
MC Write 21.2
MC Mixed 19.1
58% 20.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 21.5
SC Mixed 18.8
52% 18.2 GB/s
Latency 79.7
50% 79.7 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 58.3%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 5040 Builds (Compare 1,800 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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