Dell Inspiron N5040

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 46.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.84% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Inspiron N5040  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 024DTD
Memory5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120530
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateFeb 01 '18 at 05:13
Run Duration187 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 25%

 PC Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3 M 380-$130
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.55 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
46.1% Average
Memory 66.4
1-Core 54
2-Core 94.4
45% 71.6 Pts
4-Core 150
8-Core 158
20% 154 Pts
64-Core 156
10% 156 Pts
Poor: 23%
This bench: 46.1%
Great: 46%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)
Dell(1028 0505) 3.8GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2900
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
0.84% Terrible
Lighting 0.9
Reflection 1.12
Parallax 0.84
1% 0.95 fps
MRender 1.38
Gravity 0.67
Splatting 1.65
1% 1.23 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.84%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2010)-$35
382GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
44.6% Average
Read 79
Write 76.7
Mixed 68.1
56% 74.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.07
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.13
38% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 44.6%
Great: 50%
SD Card 4GB
4GB free, PID null
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
8.55% Terrible
Read 17.9
Write 11.9
Mixed 13.2
17% 14.3 MB/s
4K Read 3.35
4K Write 0.84
4K Mixed 0.95
73% 1.71 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 8.55%
Great: 9%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
CE80 M471B5273DH0-CH9 BA01 8GB
1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
24.1% Poor
MC Read 7.8
MC Write 6.9
MC Mixed 10.1
24% 8.27 GB/s
SC Read 6.7
SC Write 5.5
SC Mixed 5.3
17% 5.83 GB/s
Latency 110
36% 110 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 24.1%
Great: 24%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Inspiron N5040 Builds (Compare 136 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron N5040

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