Dell OptiPlex 7040

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 80.7%, 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 Drive45.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
SystemDell OptiPlex 7040
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 7040  (all builds)
Memory5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160126
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJan 19 '18 at 17:01
Run Duration91 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd 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 (98th percentile)
80.7% Excellent
Memory 83.5
1-Core 123
2-Core 238
83% 148 Pts
4-Core 419
8-Core 650
66% 535 Pts
64-Core 650
40% 650 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 80.7%
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 8.58
Parallax 11
5% 8.75 fps
MRender 4.48
Gravity 8.53
Splatting 6.48
5% 6.5 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.39%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk Z400s 2.5 7MM 128GB
82GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z2329012
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
45.7% Average
Read 490
Write 178
Mixed 258
68% 309 MB/s
4K Read 23.4
4K Write 22.9
4K Mixed 3.3
52% 16.5 MB/s
DQ Read 22.7
DQ Write 20.5
DQ Mixed 3.31
8% 15.5 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 45.7%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
40.9% Average
MC Read 14.5
MC Write 14.3
MC Mixed 11.5
38% 13.4 GB/s
SC Read 12.8
SC Write 14.3
SC Mixed 14.3
40% 13.8 GB/s
Latency 74.3
54% 74.3 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 40.9%
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 5,167 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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