Dell OptiPlex 5040

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (15th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 85 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 51.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.16% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	20.7% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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.

Very high background CPU (63%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell OptiPlex 5040
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 5040 (all builds)
Memory	2.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151204
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 13 '24 at 14:23
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	63%

PC Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6400T 8,631 User benchmarks, average bench 61% Socket 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Memory 63.3 1-Core 67.1 2-Core 147 53% 92.5 Pts	4-Core 232 8-Core 232 31% 232 Pts	64-Core 253 16% 253 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 68%

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. 26.20.100.8142 Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	4.16% Terrible	Lighting 4.6 Reflection 2.8 Parallax 5.2 4% 4.2 fps	MRender 3.7 Gravity 5.1 Splatting 8.3 5% 5.7 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.16% Great: 6%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Emtec X150 480GB 1,954 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 240GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFMBB.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 207 138 30 122 20 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	20.7% Poor	Read 290 Write 286 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 104 38% 171 MB/s	4K Read 6.6 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 10% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 20.7% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5173EB0-YK0 2x4GB 4,222 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	22.8% Poor	MC Read 8.2 MC Write 7 MC Mixed 7.1 21% 7.43 GB/s	SC Read 6.6 SC Write 6.7 SC Mixed 7.4 20% 6.9 GB/s	Latency 107 37% 107 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 22.8% Great: 59%

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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	55	26	60	18.5"	1280 720	ACI19EB ASUS VH197

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Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 65%

Destroyer

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 5040

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel $60Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	1,062x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	446x
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 $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	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 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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