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Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Dell OptiPlex 7040
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 7040 (all builds)
Memory	4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211208
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Mar 28 '22 at 02:11
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Memory 92.2 1-Core 109 2-Core 215 80% 139 Pts	4-Core 411 8-Core 402 55% 407 Pts	64-Core 403 25% 403 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 23,829 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5KDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 724 Write 716 Mixed 641 155% 693 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 59 200% 72.1 MB/s	DQ Read 830 DQ Write 509 DQ Mixed 720 523% 686 MB/s
Poor: 66% Great: 141%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 250GB-$33 44,469 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 82GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 107 108 105 102 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	60.3% Good	Read 105 Write 104 Mixed 63.5 SusWrite 105 69% 94.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 173% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 68%
SMI USB DISK 64GB 1,634 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 33GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 41 46 47 46 47 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	40.2% Average	Read 144 Write 57.7 Mixed 54.2 SusWrite 45.4 87% 75.4 MB/s	4K Read 10 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 3.4 231% 5.23 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA851U6AFR6N-UH 2x4GB 1,458 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (54^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66% Good	MC Read 25.1 MC Write 24.3 MC Mixed 19.5 66% 23 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 21 57% 20.1 GB/s	Latency 63.8 63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 76%

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Gaming 11%

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Desktop 68%

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Workstation 10%

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 7040

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel $160Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	2,408x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	1,787x
Core i5-6500TIntelBench 61%, 9,313 samples	371x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	3,397x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	245x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	213x

SSD
KingFast 512GBBench 79%, 3,625 samples	124x
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 120%, 13,766 samples	101x
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	94x

RAM
HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 2x4GBUnknownBench 69%, 1,440 samples	351x
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 2,345 samples	336x
HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 73%, 3,256 samples	159x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $160

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Intel Core i5-12400F $112	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $389	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $75
Intel Core i5-13600K $225	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $350