Dell OptiPlex 5040

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics2.98% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive11.7% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemDell OptiPlex 5040
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 5040  (all builds)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200723
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 17 '20 at 17:43
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
Socket 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
76.7% Very good
Memory 78.5
1-Core 115
2-Core 202
75% 132 Pts
4-Core 433
8-Core 432
58% 432 Pts
64-Core 423
26% 423 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Dell(1028 06BA) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.8142
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
2.98% Terrible
Lighting 0.07
Reflection 9.85
Parallax 7.5
0% 5.8 fps
MRender 9.62
Gravity 6.47
Splatting 14.2
9% 10.1 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 2.98%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ VERTEX 64GB
29GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 16 15 17 15 17 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
11.7% Very poor
Read 64.9
Write 18.9
Mixed 34.4
SusWrite 15.9
7% 33.5 MB/s
4K Read 15.9
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 2.7
29% 7.2 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 11.7%
Great: 35%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16KTF1G64AZ-1G6P1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
61.7% Good
MC Read 22.4
MC Write 23.2
MC Mixed 19.2
62% 21.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 22.6
SC Mixed 21
56% 19.7 GB/s
Latency 83.3
48% 83.3 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 61.7%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 5040 Builds (Compare 1,839 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 5040

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $67
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