Dell OptiPlex 5040

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 52.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	6.59% 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	66.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Dell OptiPlex 5040
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 5040 (all builds)
Memory	3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160912
Uptime	20.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 08 '20 at 17:58
Run Duration	433 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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 way below expectations (11^th percentile)	52.2% Above average	Memory 32.4 1-Core 106 2-Core 207 58% 115 Pts	4-Core 414 8-Core 406 55% 410 Pts	64-Core 418 26% 418 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.2% 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. 26.20.100.6951 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	6.59% Terrible	Lighting 6.8 Reflection 0 Parallax 7.09 6% 4.63 fps	MRender 9.57 Gravity 6.4 Splatting 14.1 9% 10 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.59% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk X400 M.2 2280 128GB 12,357 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: X4130012 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 86 78 84 83 85 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	66.9% Good	Read 373 Write 155 Mixed 242 SusWrite 79.1 47% 212 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 51.1 4K Mixed 33.7 112% 37.5 MB/s	DQ Read 346 DQ Write 198 DQ Mixed 189 163% 244 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 87%
WD My Passport Essential USB 3.0 500GB 2,842 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 338GB free, PID 0730 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 73 73 72 72 72 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	31.4% Below average	Read 69.8 Write 70.8 Mixed 47.6 SusWrite 71.9 88% 65 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 86% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 31.4% Great: 32%
StoreJet Transcend 2TB 4,473 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 1.5TB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 116 115 114 116 116 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	48.2% Average	Read 118 Write 114 Mixed 64.4 SusWrite 113 137% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 101% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 52%
HGST HTS 541010A9E680 1TB 902GB free, PID 2567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 97 94 97 94 97 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	39.6% Below average	Read 97.5 Write 95.4 Mixed 36.9 SusWrite 95 108% 81.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 73% 0.87 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8KTF51264AZ-1G6P1 2x4GB 115 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	49.8% Average	MC Read 19.8 MC Write 19.4 MC Mixed 15.9 52% 18.4 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 16.6 43% 15.1 GB/s	Latency 241 17% 241 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 59%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	1,054x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	434x
Core i3-6100Intel $40Bench 55%, 110,166 samples	137x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	1,156x
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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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $67

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $45	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