Dell OptiPlex 5040

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics5.43% 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 Drive76.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell OptiPlex 5040
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 5040  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20170509
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 24 '17 at 14:32
Run Duration84 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 40%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st 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
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
75.1% Very good
Memory 81.8
1-Core 106
2-Core 202
74% 130 Pts
4-Core 368
8-Core 644
61% 506 Pts
64-Core 653
40% 653 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 75.1%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R5 340X
Dell(1028 0083) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 14.502.1041.0
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
5.43% Terrible
Lighting 6.6
Reflection 8.42
Parallax 10.8
5% 8.62 fps
MRender 4.81
Gravity 8.93
Splatting 6.48
6% 6.74 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.43%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk Z400s 2.5 7MM 25 256GB
148GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z232
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
76.6% Very good
Read 475
Write 329
Mixed 372
87% 392 MB/s
4K Read 28.4
4K Write 92.7
4K Mixed 4.52
98% 41.9 MB/s
DQ Read 214
DQ Write 271
DQ Mixed 20.3
77% 168 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 76.6%
Great: 77%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M378B1G73EB0-YK0 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
58.8% Above average
MC Read 22.2
MC Write 22.1
MC Mixed 18.3
60% 20.9 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 16.9
47% 16.5 GB/s
Latency 77.2
52% 77.2 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 58.8%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 5040 Builds (Compare 1,802 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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