Dell OptiPlex 7040

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 77.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics11.1% 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 Drive86.7% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell OptiPlex 7040
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 7040  (all builds)
Memory27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160627
Uptime6.9 Days
Run DateJun 08 '18 at 01:34
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 25%

 PC Performing as expected (56th 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 (91st percentile)
77.5% Very good
Memory 89.4
1-Core 117
2-Core 232
83% 146 Pts
4-Core 363
8-Core 469
53% 416 Pts
64-Core 603
37% 603 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 77.5%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 745 (OEM)-$60
Nvidia(10DE 1065) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1032 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
11.1% Very poor
Lighting 14
Reflection 13.3
Parallax 10.2
11% 12.5 fps
MRender 11.3
Gravity 12.6
Splatting 14.4
11% 12.8 fps
Poor: 9%
This bench: 11.1%
Great: 10%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
86.7% Excellent
Read 1,050
Write 96.8
Mixed 197
95% 448 MB/s
4K Read 35.8
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 13.9
127% 51.3 MB/s
DQ Read 32.9
DQ Write 92.5
DQ Mixed 89.4
61% 71.6 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 86.7%
Great: 147%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB
5TB free
Firmware: 9401
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
23.2% Poor
Read 41.4
Write 37.5
Mixed 32.2
28% 37 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.19
4K Mixed 0.74
224% 2.34 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 23.2%
Great: 94%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
73.1% Very good
MC Read 26.2
MC Write 28.4
MC Mixed 23.3
74% 26 GB/s
SC Read 15.4
SC Write 26
SC Mixed 22.9
61% 21.4 GB/s
Latency 67.9
59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 77%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 7040 Builds (Compare 5,173 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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