Dell OptiPlex 7040

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	2.56% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	48% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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	4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170206
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 16 '17 at 17:30
Run Duration	372 Seconds
Run User	BHR-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% Socket 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	75.6% Very good	Memory 84.1 1-Core 102 2-Core 184 72% 123 Pts	4-Core 362 8-Core 633 60% 497 Pts	64-Core 638 40% 638 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 240 58,337 User benchmarks, average bench 5% XFX(1682 7240) ≥ 4GB CLim: 686 MHz, MLim: 533 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.1.1 Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	2.56% Terrible	Lighting 3.23 Reflection 2.69 Parallax 6.84 3% 4.26 fps	MRender 2.29 Gravity 5.03 Splatting 1.91 2% 3.08 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 2.56% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 250GB-$90 26,761 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 130GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41000WD Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1114 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 687 (A5) Unknown 100 100 60153856319 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 23 (A8) Unknown 100 100 10 (A9) Unknown 100 100 227 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 4 (AE) Unknown 100 100 137 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 73 66 283469152283 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 390845759579 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 1017 (EA) Unknown 100 100 2325 (F1) Unknown 253 253 2047 (F2) Unknown 253 253 4060 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	48% Average	Read 476 Write 201 Mixed 206 64% 294 MB/s	4K Read 17.1 4K Write 20.1 4K Mixed 12.5 53% 16.6 MB/s	DQ Read 17.5 DQ Write 17.2 DQ Mixed 21.8 15% 18.8 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 100%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 459GB free Firmware: MS1OA810 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 65536 (02) Throughput performance 142 142 70 (03) Spinup time 127 127 12897091758 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 993 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 113 113 35 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1100 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 692 (C0) Power-off retract count 95 95 6519 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 95 95 6519 (C2) HDA temperature 157 157 193274839075 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 459 (F1) Unknown 100 100 191713457 (F2) Unknown 100 100 171112093	102% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 179 Mixed 180 135% 179 MB/s	4K Read 0.75 4K Write 1.97 4K Mixed 0.19 89% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 103%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 3.0 64GB 1,787 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 54GB free, PID 5597 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	31.1% Below average	Read 135 Write 16.9 Mixed 53.6 67% 68.4 MB/s	4K Read 6.12 4K Write 2.08 4K Mixed 1.15 132% 3.11 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 28%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 32GB 34,316 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 14GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	7.12% Terrible	Read 22.3 Write 6.39 Mixed 10.8 14% 13.2 MB/s	4K Read 4.02 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 1.34 78% 1.95 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.12% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 9905678-023.A00G 1x8GB 78 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	37.9% Below average	MC Read 14.4 MC Write 13.5 MC Mixed 10.3 36% 12.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.3 SC Write 12 SC Mixed 10.7 30% 10.7 GB/s	Latency 73.3 54% 73.3 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 50%

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Gaming 11%

Tree trunk

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 10%

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 7040

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	2,285x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	1,697x
Core i5-6500TIntelBench 61%, 9,313 samples	357x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	3,243x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	230x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	196x

SSD
KingFast 512GBBench 79%, 3,625 samples	122x
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 120%, 13,766 samples	97x
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	89x

RAM
HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 2x4GBUnknownBench 69%, 1,440 samples	341x
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 2,345 samples	315x
HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 73%, 3,256 samples	153x

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Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $180

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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