Dell OptiPlex 5040

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics15.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive246% 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)
Memory10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190228
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateJul 08 '19 at 11:20
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700T
Socket 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
74.1% Very good
Memory 84.3
1-Core 104
2-Core 194
74% 128 Pts
4-Core 346
8-Core 493
53% 420 Pts
64-Core 463
29% 463 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 74.1%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon Pro WX 3100
AMD(1002 0B0C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1219 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.12
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
15.4% Very poor
Lighting 16.5
Reflection 27.7
Parallax 20.1
13% 21.4 fps
MRender 24.6
Gravity 14.4
Splatting 29.4
19% 22.8 fps
Poor: 13%
This bench: 15.4%
Great: 15%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100
128GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 521 362 313 320 319 318 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
246% Outstanding
Read 2,436
Write 1,472
Mixed 1,005
SusWrite 359
290% 1,318 MB/s
4K Read 61.2
4K Write 148
4K Mixed 78.1
271% 95.7 MB/s
DQ Read 952
DQ Write 968
DQ Mixed 994
738% 971 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 246%
Great: 280%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GU6BFR8A-PB 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
59.8% Above average
MC Read 21.9
MC Write 22.1
MC Mixed 18.1
59% 20.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 21.8
SC Mixed 20
54% 19 GB/s
Latency 72.9
55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 59.8%
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 1,794 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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