Dell OptiPlex 7040

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
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 82.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics5.39% 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 Drive104% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemDell OptiPlex 7040
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 7040  (all builds)
Memory5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170509
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 13 '17 at 16:04
Run Duration83 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%

 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
82.2% Excellent
Memory 91
1-Core 116
2-Core 222
82% 143 Pts
4-Core 409
8-Core 504
59% 457 Pts
64-Core 625
39% 625 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 82.2%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R5 340X
Dell(1028 0083) 2GB
Ram: 2GB, Driver: 16.6
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
5.39% Terrible
Lighting 6.63
Reflection 8.54
Parallax 11.1
5% 8.74 fps
MRender 4.48
Gravity 8.5
Splatting 6.48
5% 6.48 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.39%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SK hynix SC311 SATA 512GB
447GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 70000P10 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 521
Write 472
Mixed 493
110% 495 MB/s
4K Read 32
4K Write 97.1
4K Mixed 29.3
138% 52.8 MB/s
DQ Read 303
DQ Write 307
DQ Mixed 97.3
130% 236 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 104%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4ATF51264AZ-2G3B1 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (64th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
65.2% Good
MC Read 25
MC Write 23.7
MC Mixed 18.6
64% 22.4 GB/s
SC Read 16.4
SC Write 26.5
SC Mixed 20.9
61% 21.3 GB/s
Latency 65.8
61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 65.2%
Great: 71%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 7040 Builds (Compare 5,170 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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