Dell OptiPlex 5040

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 27%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 17.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics4.65% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive82.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.
Very high background CPU (62%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell OptiPlex 5040
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 5040  (all builds)
Memory5.6 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20220316
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateApr 20 '23 at 17:28
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User MEX-User
Background CPU 62%

 PC Performing as expected (43rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-6100-$48
Socket 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
17.6% Very poor
Memory 9.12
1-Core 70.3
2-Core 107
31% 62.1 Pts
4-Core 145
8-Core 171
20% 158 Pts
64-Core 176
11% 176 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 17.6%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Dell(1028 06BA) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9664
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
4.65% Terrible
Lighting 5.4
Reflection 2.9
Parallax 5.8
4% 4.7 fps
MRender 3.5
Gravity 5.1
Splatting 9
5% 5.87 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.65%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$99
785GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P2CR033 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 570 444 910 724 523 386 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
82.3% Excellent
Read 495
Write 679
Mixed 545
SusWrite 593
131% 578 MB/s
4K Read 13.1
4K Write 31.3
4K Mixed 16.5
58% 20.3 MB/s
DQ Read 270
DQ Write 116
DQ Mixed 204
148% 197 MB/s
Poor: 84%
This bench: 82.3%
Great: 299%
Toshiba HDWD105 500GB-$49
359GB free
Firmware: MS1OA8J0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 97 113 104 101 90 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
78.3% Very good
Read 171
Write 146
Mixed 21.1
SusWrite 102
79% 110 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.6
145% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 104%
Usb3.0 Super Speed 128GB
48GB free
Firmware: 0214
SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 23 35 32 32 32 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
24.9% Poor
Read 53.2
Write 34.2
Mixed 35.8
SusWrite 31.1
29% 38.6 MB/s
4K Read 5.7
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 4.6
791% 4.2 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 24.9%
Great: 25%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown KVR648-PSB 8C26 TIMETEC-UD3-1600 12GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
21.1% Poor
MC Read 5.6
MC Write 10.3
MC Mixed 8.1
23% 8 GB/s
SC Read 3.6
SC Write 7.4
SC Mixed 4.1
14% 5.03 GB/s
Latency 412
10% 412 ns
Poor: 16%
This bench: 21.1%
Great: 50%

 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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