Dell OptiPlex 5040

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 52.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	157% 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.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although 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.

System	Dell OptiPlex 5040
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 5040 (all builds)
Memory	5 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220316
Uptime	4.9 Days
Run Date	Nov 27 '23 at 23:02
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	40%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd 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-$60 241,476 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 below expectations (11^th percentile)	52.8% Above average	Memory 70.2 1-Core 66.3 2-Core 146 55% 94.2 Pts	4-Core 208 8-Core 200 28% 204 Pts	64-Core 180 11% 180 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Hs512gbnvme M2 512GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 219% 377GB free (System drive) Firmware: H221124a Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1167 1008 266 247 225 218 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	157% Outstanding	Read 1,435 Write 1,605 Mixed 1,200 SusWrite 522 267% 1,190 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 72.6 4K Mixed 48.3 151% 51.5 MB/s	DQ Read 557 DQ Write 353 DQ Mixed 348 288% 419 MB/s
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 342%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 537GB 1,079 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 231GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 110 110 112 110 111 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	64.7% Good	Read 115 Write 102 Mixed 58.4 SusWrite 110 71% 96.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown RMR5030EF68F9W1600 12GB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096 MB Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	34.4% Below average	MC Read 11 MC Write 12.7 MC Mixed 11.3 33% 11.7 GB/s	SC Read 7.5 SC Write 12 SC Mixed 11.2 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 93.9 43% 93.9 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 56%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	53	25	165	0"	1920 1017

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Gaming 9%

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Desktop 65%

Destroyer

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 5040

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel $60Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	1,064x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	450x
Core i3-6100Intel $51Bench 55%, 110,166 samples	137x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	1,168x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	115x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	60x

SSD
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 184%, 7,214 samples	33x
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	31x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	26x

RAM
HMT451U6BFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 51%, 8,612 samples	174x
HMT41GU6DFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 52%, 2,722 samples	81x
M378B5173EB0-YK0 2x4GBUnknownBench 55%, 202 samples	65x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $60

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16