Dell OptiPlex 5040

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 66.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.56% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	73.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 months ago, 3 months ago.

System	Dell OptiPlex 5040
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 5040 (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211208
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 12 '24 at 23:15
Run Duration	133 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	41%

PC Performing as expected (57^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-$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 above expectations (66^th percentile)	66.6% Good	Memory 77.8 1-Core 103 2-Core 203 72% 128 Pts	4-Core 318 8-Core 337 43% 328 Pts	64-Core 343 21% 343 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 8C93) 2GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	3.56% Terrible	Lighting 4.3 Reflection 4.3 Parallax 4.5 4% 4.37 fps	MRender 4.3 Gravity 3.9 Splatting 5 4% 4.4 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.56% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZNTY256HDHP-000L7 256GB 1,978 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 131GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT23L6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 204 212 210 220 223 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	73.5% Very good	Read 467 Write 401 Mixed 298 SusWrite 224 78% 348 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 30.6 4K Mixed 27.1 100% 30 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 98 DQ Mixed 158 136% 210 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda 500GB (2016)-$24 16,451 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 378GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 177 183 183 190 192 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 68.1 Mixed 74.9 SusWrite 184 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMT451U6DFR8A-PB 80AD000080AD HMT451U6DFR8A-PB 80AD000080AD HMT451U6BFR8A-PB 80AD000080AD HMT451U6BFR8A-PB 16GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	58.3% Above average	MC Read 20 MC Write 22.6 MC Mixed 18.8 58% 20.5 GB/s	SC Read 14 SC Write 21.8 SC Mixed 18.4 52% 18.1 GB/s	Latency 84.8 47% 84.8 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 62%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 16: 0P 3R 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
16%	27%	15	87	59	60	24"	1280 720	DELA07E DELL P2212H

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Gaming 9%

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Desktop 65%

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Workstation 8%

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 5040

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel $60Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	1,063x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	447x
Core i3-6100Intel $51Bench 55%, 110,166 samples	137x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	1,165x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	115x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	59x

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	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 $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $361	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16