Dell OptiPlex 5040

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 65.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	2.24% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	256% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell OptiPlex 5040
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 5040 (all builds)
Memory	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151007
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 29 '23 at 15:22
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% Socket 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	65.6% Good	Memory 75 1-Core 91.2 2-Core 182 66% 116 Pts	4-Core 324 8-Core 333 44% 328 Pts	64-Core 331 20% 331 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 8490 4,568 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Dell(1028 2120) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	2.24% Terrible	Lighting 2.9 Reflection 3.7 Parallax 2.8 2% 3.13 fps	MRender 2.5 Gravity 2.4 Splatting 2.4 2% 2.43 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.24% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT1000P3SSD8 1TB 44,174 User benchmarks, average bench 268% 875GB free (System drive) Firmware: P9CR30A SusWrite @10s intervals: 1745 1701 1773 2034 2087 2096 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	256% Outstanding	Read 1,637 Write 1,911 Mixed 1,751 SusWrite 1906 408% 1,801 MB/s	4K Read 40.2 4K Write 73.1 4K Mixed 51.4 166% 54.9 MB/s	DQ Read 654 DQ Write 361 DQ Mixed 493 371% 503 MB/s
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 256% Great: 394%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 410GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 117 114 115 114 115 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	66.4% Good	Read 117 Write 108 Mixed 63.6 SusWrite 114 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT41GU6BFR8A-PB HMT41GU6BFR8A-PB HMT41GU6BFR8A-PB HMT41GU6DFR8A-PB 32GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	59.7% Above average	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 22.7 MC Mixed 18.8 60% 20.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 23 SC Mixed 20.4 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 90.3 44% 90.3 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 60%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	69	57	60	27.2"	1280 720	DON005D DENON-AVR

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Gaming 9%

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Desktop 65%

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Workstation 8%

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 5040

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	1,056x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	435x
Core i3-6100Intel $40Bench 55%, 110,166 samples	137x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	1,157x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	113x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	58x

SSD
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 184%, 7,214 samples	33x
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	30x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	26x

RAM
HMT451U6BFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 51%, 8,612 samples	173x
HMT41GU6DFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 52%, 2,722 samples	81x
M378B5173EB0-YK0 2x4GBUnknownBench 55%, 202 samples	64x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $67

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16