Dell OptiPlex 5040

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 30%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 17.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics4.74% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive98.8% 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 (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell OptiPlex 5040
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 5040  (all builds)
Memory6.1 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20220316
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 21 '23 at 00:11
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User MEX-User
Background CPU 43%

 PC Performing below expectations (33rd 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)
17.8% Very poor
Memory 2.22
1-Core 94.8
2-Core 152
40% 83.1 Pts
4-Core 189
8-Core 196
26% 193 Pts
64-Core 201
12% 201 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 17.8%
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)
4.74% Terrible
Lighting 5.5
Reflection 2
Parallax 3.7
4% 3.73 fps
MRender 3.7
Gravity 5.1
Splatting 9.1
5% 5.97 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.74%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$99
784GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P2CR033 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 924 809 1266 983 725 622 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
98.8% Outstanding
Read 556
Write 628
Mixed 604
SusWrite 888
152% 669 MB/s
4K Read 12.2
4K Write 21.7
4K Mixed 14.4
48% 16.1 MB/s
DQ Read 215
DQ Write 113
DQ Mixed 174
126% 167 MB/s
Poor: 84%
This bench: 98.8%
Great: 299%
Toshiba HDWD105 500GB-$49
359GB free
Firmware: MS1OA8J0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 79 113 107 112 107 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
79.5% Very good
Read 176
Write 119
Mixed 28.7
SusWrite 101
77% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.5
128% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 104%
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
16.3% Very poor
MC Read 4.8
MC Write 7
MC Mixed 6.2
17% 6 GB/s
SC Read 2.9
SC Write 6.6
SC Mixed 4.1
13% 4.53 GB/s
Latency 483
8% 483 ns
Poor: 16%
This bench: 16.3%
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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