Dell OptiPlex 7040

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 89.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.83% 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 Drive162% 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 7040
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 7040  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161107
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 19 '17 at 22:35
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th 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)
89.5% Excellent
Memory 92.1
1-Core 126
2-Core 247
87% 155 Pts
4-Core 472
8-Core 657
71% 564 Pts
64-Core 658
41% 658 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 89.5%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R7 350X
Dell(1028 0081) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 16.6
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
7.83% Terrible
Lighting 9.7
Reflection 11.6
Parallax 13.7
8% 11.7 fps
MRender 8.48
Gravity 9.2
Splatting 10.1
8% 9.27 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 7.83%
Great: 8%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
466GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
92.2% Outstanding
Read 510
Write 396
Mixed 420
98% 442 MB/s
4K Read 45.3
4K Write 93.9
4K Mixed 26.5
152% 55.3 MB/s
DQ Read 46.5
DQ Write 89.7
DQ Mixed 26
32% 54.1 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 92.2%
Great: 134%
Toshiba THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
182GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5KDA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
162% Outstanding
Read 1,641
Write 535
Mixed 683
207% 953 MB/s
4K Read 35.8
4K Write 137
4K Mixed 27
162% 66.7 MB/s
DQ Read 456
DQ Write 298
DQ Mixed 28.9
115% 261 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 162%
Great: 141%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
78% Very good
MC Read 28.3
MC Write 29.3
MC Mixed 24.2
78% 27.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.7
SC Write 30.9
SC Mixed 25.4
71% 25 GB/s
Latency 63.8
63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 78%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 7040 Builds (Compare 5,169 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 7040

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 82% - Excellent Total price: $180
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