Dell OptiPlex 740

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 39% Jet ski	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 40.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	1.91% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	14.2% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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.

Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell OptiPlex 740
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 740 (all builds)
Memory	4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110803
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 23 '17 at 16:48
Run Duration	444 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	40%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+ 5,594 User benchmarks, average bench 41% Socket M2 , 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	40.5% Average	Memory 71.4 1-Core 37.2 2-Core 52.8 38% 53.8 Pts	4-Core 57.1 8-Core 72.9 8% 65 Pts	64-Core 54.5 3% 54.5 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 40.5% Great: 48%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9500 GT 27,834 User benchmarks, average bench 2% XFX(1682 400A) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.1 Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	1.91% Terrible	Lighting 2.27 Reflection 3.65 Parallax 0.81 2% 2.24 fps	MRender 3.38 Gravity 1.67 Splatting 2.43 2% 2.49 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.91% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 111GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	14.2% Very poor	Read 68.8 Write 28 Mixed 31.4 9% 42.7 MB/s	4K Read 6.03 4K Write 23.6 4K Mixed 6.37 30% 12 MB/s	DQ Read 7.88 DQ Write 28.4 DQ Mixed 7.2 9% 14.5 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 14.2% Great: 116%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 68GB free Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	54.5% Above average	Read 90.1 Write 98.3 Mixed 88.1 69% 92.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.77 4K Write 5.46 4K Mixed 0.48 187% 2.24 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 112%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 3TB 3,868 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 1TB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	38.4% Below average	Read 94.8 Write 86.5 Mixed 62.7 101% 81.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.34 4K Write 1.88 4K Mixed 0.17 71% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 53%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 1,758 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 770GB free, PID 0100 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	27.3% Poor	Read 67.4 Write 60.7 Mixed 51.6 75% 59.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.37 4K Mixed 0.17 53% 0.61 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 27.3% Great: 44%
OCZ-VERT EX3 120GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 110GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	98.8% Outstanding	Read 121 Write 89.2 Mixed 103 130% 104 MB/s	4K Read 13.3 4K Write 19.1 4K Mixed 7.99 971% 13.5 MB/s	DQ Read 18.2 DQ Write 30.1 DQ Mixed 10.2 1,438% 19.5 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 99%
SanDisk U3 Cruzer Micro 16GB 495 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 4GB free, PID 5406 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	6.57% Terrible	Read 26.3 Write 5.2 Mixed 7.09 12% 12.9 MB/s	4K Read 6.8 4K Write 0.008 4K Mixed 0.01 26% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 6.57% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x2GB 183,252 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR2 Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	19.7% Very poor	MC Read 6.5 MC Write 6.5 MC Mixed 6 18% 6.33 GB/s	SC Read 3.6 SC Write 6.3 SC Mixed 5.3 14% 5.07 GB/s	Latency 98.1 41% 98.1 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 19.7% Great: 45%

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Typical OptiPlex 740 Builds (Compare 20 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 4%

Tree trunk

Desktop 35%

Sail boat

Workstation 4%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 740

CPU
Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+AMDBench 35%, 4,133 samples	5x
Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4600+AMDBench 36%, 2,253 samples	4x
Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5200+AMDBench 37%, 5,400 samples	2x

GPU
GeForce 6150NvidiaBench 0%, 477 samples	6x
GeForce 8400 GSNvidiaBench 1%, 18,254 samples	2x
GeForce GT 640NvidiaBench 6%, 34,519 samples	1x

SSD
840 Evo 120GBSamsung $85Bench 91%, 104,444 samples	2x
C40 60GBGoodramBench 54%, 37 samples	1x
750 EVO 120GBSamsung $35Bench 93%, 20,420 samples	1x

RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	5x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	4x
6GBUnknownBench 25%, 111,301 samples	2x

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Value: 8% - Terrible

Total price: $85

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16