Dell OptiPlex 5040

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.46% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive226% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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.
SystemDell OptiPlex 5040
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 5040  (all builds)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171205
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 12 '18 at 16:09
Run Duration82 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
Socket 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
88.5% Excellent
Memory 90.2
1-Core 121
2-Core 237
84% 149 Pts
4-Core 470
8-Core 656
71% 563 Pts
64-Core 655
40% 655 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 88.5%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Dell(1028 06BA) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4836
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.46% Terrible
Lighting 7.9
Reflection 10.9
Parallax 7.75
6% 8.84 fps
MRender 10.5
Gravity 6.6
Splatting 15.7
9% 11 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.46%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
400GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
226% Outstanding
Read 2,049
Write 1,388
Mixed 1,233
344% 1,557 MB/s
4K Read 46.8
4K Write 76.6
4K Mixed 41.4
165% 54.9 MB/s
DQ Read 288
DQ Write 138
DQ Mixed 98.1
103% 175 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 226%
Great: 254%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown SF5641G8CJ8N6NNSEG 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
60.7% Good
MC Read 22.3
MC Write 22.2
MC Mixed 18.3
60% 20.9 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 21.9
SC Mixed 19.6
54% 19 GB/s
Latency 66.9
60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 60.7%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 5040 Builds (Compare 1,804 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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