Dell OptiPlex 7040

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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.
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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
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)
Memory8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170523
Uptime46 Days
Run DateFeb 25 '19 at 20:48
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th 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 above expectations (79th percentile)
75.6% Very good
Memory 83.6
1-Core 101
2-Core 200
73% 128 Pts
4-Core 364
8-Core 617
60% 491 Pts
64-Core 602
37% 602 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 75.6%
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 13.9
Reflection 13.2
Parallax 10.1
11% 12.4 fps
MRender 11.4
Gravity 12.5
Splatting 14.4
11% 12.8 fps
Poor: 9%
This bench: 11.1%
Great: 10%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SK hynix SC308 SATA 128GB
4GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 30001P10
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 347
Write 128
Mixed 150
155% 208 MB/s
4K Read 29.9
4K Write 83
4K Mixed 21.5
5,172% 44.8 MB/s
DQ Read 342
DQ Write 129
DQ Mixed 121
1,449% 197 MB/s
Poor: 41% Great: 93%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
913GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 120 120 119 121 120 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
70.4% Very good
Read 126
Write 120
Mixed 24.5
SusWrite 120
70% 97.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
119% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 70.4%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16ATF1G64AZ-2G1A2 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.3% Good
MC Read 25.7
MC Write 26.3
MC Mixed 20.8
69% 24.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.7
SC Write 25.7
SC Mixed 19.1
58% 20.2 GB/s
Latency 74.1
54% 74.1 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 68.3%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 7040 Builds (Compare 5,168 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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