Dell OptiPlex 5040

Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	6.69% 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	112% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Dell OptiPlex 5040
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 5040 (all builds)
Memory	4.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180831
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 17 '19 at 13:41
Run Duration	295 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$170 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% Socket 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	75.3% Very good	Memory 83.2 1-Core 107 2-Core 197 74% 129 Pts	4-Core 363 8-Core 628 60% 495 Pts	64-Core 612 38% 612 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 80%

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 way above expectations (99^th percentile)	6.69% Terrible	Lighting 7.07 Reflection 10.3 Parallax 7 6% 8.14 fps	MRender 9.29 Gravity 6.27 Splatting 14.1 8% 9.88 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.69% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017)-$135 28,136 User benchmarks, average bench 121% 73GB free (System drive) Firmware: B35900WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 189 155 182 177 206 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 931 Write 444 Mixed 303 SusWrite 186 102% 466 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 85.5 4K Mixed 32.3 128% 48.4 MB/s	DQ Read 653 DQ Write 430 DQ Mixed 344 310% 476 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 144%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 296GB free Firmware: SBFKB1E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 313 224 243 316 212 310 MB/s Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	65.1% Good	Read 181 Write 96.5 Mixed 229 SusWrite 270 44% 194 MB/s	4K Read 21.2 4K Write 57.1 4K Mixed 26.5 96% 34.9 MB/s	DQ Read 252 DQ Write 274 DQ Mixed 209 172% 245 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 102%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 497GB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 91 96 109 96 110 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	43% Average	Read 56.2 Write 33.5 Mixed 40 SusWrite 93.2 41% 55.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 72%
TCSUNBOW N8 240GB 139GB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 211 190 219 179 218 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	160% Outstanding	Read 231 Write 212 Mixed 214 SusWrite 204 292% 216 MB/s	4K Read 20.1 4K Write 25 4K Mixed 21.4 1,653% 22.2 MB/s	DQ Read 23.7 DQ Write 37.8 DQ Mixed 27.6 2,312% 29.7 MB/s

BUFFALO HD-WLU3/R1 1 3TB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1.5TB free, PID 01ce Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 60 46 53 44 56 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	38.6% Below average	Read 135 Write 136 Mixed 79 SusWrite 51.2 129% 100 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 126% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 62%
BUFFALO HD-WLU3/R1 2 3TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 3TB free, PID 01ce Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 54 46 53 44 56 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	42.9% Average	Read 164 Write 164 Mixed 93 SusWrite 49.6 150% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 126% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 57%
WD My Book 25EE 4TB 13,827 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 976GB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 100 82 98 78 96 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	46.4% Average	Read 127 Write 133 Mixed 101 SusWrite 90.6 152% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 126% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 100%
WD My Book 25EE 4TB 13,827 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 483GB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 92 83 97 78 94 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	41.7% Average	Read 100 Write 96.7 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 88.2 125% 92.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 123% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 100%
BUFFALO HD-QLU3/R5 1 2TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 2TB free, PID 01cd Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 51 46 53 45 29 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	31.9% Below average	Read 100 Write 76 Mixed 54.2 SusWrite 46.4 88% 69.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 115% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 31.9% Great: 32%
BUFFALO HD-QLU3/R5 2 2TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 582GB free, PID 01cd Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.6 25 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	20.5% Poor	Read 88.2 Write 37.3 Mixed 51.2 SusWrite 5.2 52% 45.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 104% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 20.5% Great: 46%
BUFFALO HD-QLU3/R5 3 2TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 16GB free, PID 01cd Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 44 47 54 45 52 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	34.4% Below average	Read 126 Write 80.2 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 49.4 101% 81.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 49%
BUFFALO HD-QLU3/R5 4 2TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 14GB free, PID 01cd Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.6 0.5 1.2 0.8 1 22 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	33.1% Below average	Read 185 Write 137 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 4.3 120% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 33%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451U6BFR8A-PB 4x4GB 1,430 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	57.2% Above average	MC Read 20.9 MC Write 21.2 MC Mixed 17.7 57% 19.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 18.4 50% 17.5 GB/s	Latency 74.8 54% 74.8 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 60%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical OptiPlex 5040 Builds (Compare 1,836 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 65%

Destroyer

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 5040

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel $60Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	1,069x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	452x
Core i3-6100Intel $46Bench 55%, 110,166 samples	137x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	1,174x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	115x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	60x

SSD
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 184%, 7,214 samples	33x
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	31x
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	66x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $60

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $388	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $79
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $363