Dell OptiPlex 5040

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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	5.14% 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 Drive	56.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell OptiPlex 5040
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 5040 (all builds)
Memory	21.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180524
Uptime	9.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 27 '19 at 04:30
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	37%

PC Performing as expected (60^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-$67 241,476 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 75.5 1-Core 92.7 2-Core 185 67% 118 Pts	4-Core 334 8-Core 329 44% 332 Pts	64-Core 406 25% 406 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 73%

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. 23.20.16.4973 Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	5.14% Terrible	Lighting 7.2 Reflection 9.81 Parallax 6.97 6% 7.99 fps	MRender 9.24 Gravity 6.47 Splatting 0.04 4% 5.25 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.14% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSNK256GCS8 SATA 256GB 1,249 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 34GB free (System drive) Firmware: K8DC4101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 124 145 114 112 110 MB/s Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	56.9% Above average	Read 141 Write 231 Mixed 185 SusWrite 133 39% 173 MB/s	4K Read 19.1 4K Write 70.3 4K Mixed 28.2 102% 39.2 MB/s	DQ Read 348 DQ Write 171 DQ Mixed 70.4 103% 197 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 83%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 303GB free Firmware: JB0OA3W0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 104 103 104 108 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	68.9% Good	Read 136 Write 118 Mixed 31 SusWrite 104 70% 97.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 131% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 75%
WD 1000FYP External 1TB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 744GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 42 42 42 42 41 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	22% Poor	Read 37.5 Write 40.3 Mixed 30.5 SusWrite 41.3 51% 37.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 111% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 22% Great: 22%
WDC WD2500JB-00REA0 250GB 233GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.7 6.6 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	9% Terrible	Read 38.3 Write 6.5 Mixed 10.7 SusWrite 6.7 16% 15.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 40% 0.57 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT41GU6DFR8A-PB 4x8GB 239 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.3% Average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 15 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 12.2 SC Write 17.5 SC Mixed 17.1 45% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 89.3 45% 89.3 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 61%

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

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Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 65%

Destroyer

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 5040

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	1,056x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	435x
Core i3-6100Intel $40Bench 55%, 110,166 samples	137x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	1,157x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	113x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	58x

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	173x
HMT41GU6DFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 52%, 2,722 samples	81x
M378B5173EB0-YK0 2x4GBUnknownBench 55%, 202 samples	64x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16