Dell OptiPlex 5040

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics14.7% 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 Drive214% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell OptiPlex 5040
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 5040  (all builds)
Memory28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200723
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 19 '23 at 02:59
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th 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 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
69.9% Good
Memory 78.6
1-Core 99.1
2-Core 182
69% 120 Pts
4-Core 332
8-Core 470
50% 401 Pts
64-Core 469
29% 469 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 69.9%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030
Zotac(19DA 2476) 2GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 516.94
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
14.7% Very poor
Lighting 18.3
Reflection 18.2
Parallax 18.4
15% 18.3 fps
MRender 15.6
Gravity 19.2
Splatting 17
14% 17.3 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 14.7%
Great: 15%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme 1TB 1TB
875GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0709A3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1014 1282 1305 1374 1371 1365 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
214% Outstanding
Read 1,604
Write 1,344
Mixed 1,001
SusWrite 1,285
294% 1,308 MB/s
4K Read 40.1
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 26
150% 57.4 MB/s
DQ Read 700
DQ Write 559
DQ Mixed 508
413% 589 MB/s
Poor: 120%
This bench: 214%
Great: 270%
Samsung PM871 M.2 2280 256GB
199GB free
Firmware: EMT23D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 293 292 297 296 297 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
95.2% Outstanding
Read 493
Write 297
Mixed 269
SusWrite 293
75% 338 MB/s
4K Read 32.3
4K Write 78.2
4K Mixed 37.4
138% 49.3 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 300
DQ Mixed 247
210% 309 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 95.2%
Great: 102%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 2GB
2GB free, PID 0732
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.2 8.1 8.3 8.3 8.7 8.2 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
15.6% Very poor
Read 51.6
Write 7.7
Mixed 5.4
SusWrite 8.1
17% 18.2 MB/s
4K Read 26.9
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
100% 8.97 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 15.6%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M378B1G73EB0-YK0 80CE000080CE M378B1G73EB0-YK0 32GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
55.8% Above average
MC Read 19.8
MC Write 21.3
MC Mixed 17.5
56% 19.5 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 22
SC Mixed 16.4
49% 17.2 GB/s
Latency 83.1
48% 83.1 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 55.8%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 5040 Builds (Compare 1,811 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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