Dell OptiPlex 7040

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 7%
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 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 82.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.81% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell OptiPlex 7040
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 7040  (all builds)
Memory2.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160126
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateOct 11 '17 at 19:56
Run Duration83 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%

 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 (99th percentile)
82.6% Excellent
Memory 84.9
1-Core 115
2-Core 234
81% 144 Pts
4-Core 433
8-Core 646
67% 539 Pts
64-Core 643
40% 643 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 82.6%
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: 17.7.1
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
7.81% Terrible
Lighting 9.73
Reflection 11.1
Parallax 14
8% 11.6 fps
MRender 8.43
Gravity 9.2
Splatting 9.83
8% 9.15 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 7.81%
Great: 8%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba MQ01ACF050 500GB-$150
327GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AV001D Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
68.5% Good
Read 119
Write 120
Mixed 111
88% 117 MB/s
4K Read 0.68
4K Write 1.31
4K Mixed 0.18
73% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 68.5%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M378A1G43DB0-CPB 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
40.2% Average
MC Read 14.2
MC Write 14
MC Mixed 11.7
38% 13.3 GB/s
SC Read 11.4
SC Write 13.7
SC Mixed 13.2
36% 12.8 GB/s
Latency 72
56% 72 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 40.2%
Great: 43%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 7040 Builds (Compare 5,158 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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