Dell Inspiron M5040

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 11%
Tree trunk
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 16.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics0.72% 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.
Memory3GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 3GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemDell Inspiron M5040  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 05X5JT
Memory1.2 GB free of 3 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20111215
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 11 '18 at 18:34
Run Duration159 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD C-60 APU
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 1 GHz, turbo 0.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
16.3% Very poor
Memory 30.9
1-Core 6.8
2-Core 13.7
13% 17.1 Pts
4-Core 11.8
8-Core 14.1
2% 13 Pts
64-Core 12.9
1% 12.9 Pts
Poor: 11%
This bench: 16.3%
Great: 34%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6290
Dell(1028 04D4) 384MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.0
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
0.72% Terrible
Lighting 0.8
Reflection 1.23
Parallax 1.03
1% 1.02 fps
MRender 1.1
Gravity 0.63
Splatting 1.3
1% 1.01 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.72%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$30
442GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0001YAM1 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
57.8% Above average
Read 108
Write 94
Mixed 97.8
75% 99.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.35
4K Write 0.79
4K Mixed 0.18
49% 0.44 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 57.8%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston ACR256X64D3S1333C9 ACR128X64D3S1333C9 3GB
1333, 1333 MHz
2048, 1024 MB
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
6.43% Terrible
MC Read 2.1
MC Write 1.7
MC Mixed 2.6
6% 2.13 GB/s
SC Read 0.5
SC Write 1.4
SC Mixed 0.8
3% 0.9 GB/s
Latency 250
16% 250 ns
Poor: 9%
This bench: 6.43%
Great: 41%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Inspiron M5040 Builds (Compare 25 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 27%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron M5040

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $28
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