Dell OptiPlex 7040

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics6.44% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemDell OptiPlex 7040
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 7040  (all builds)
Memory3.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20151007
Uptime3 Days
Run DateApr 21 '19 at 16:57
Run Duration120 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
Socket 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
82% Excellent
Memory 90.2
1-Core 113
2-Core 217
80% 140 Pts
4-Core 426
8-Core 433
57% 430 Pts
64-Core 422
26% 422 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 82%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Dell(1028 06B9) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 21.20.16.4821
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
6.44% Terrible
Lighting 6.9
Reflection 9.85
Parallax 7.09
6% 7.95 fps
MRender 7.29
Gravity 5.97
Splatting 14.3
8% 9.17 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.44%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD5000AAKX-75U6A 500GB
334GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 61 89 87 71 90 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
42.3% Average
Read 68.2
Write 79.5
Mixed 60.4
SusWrite 79
53% 71.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
123% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 42.3%
Great: 67%
Kingston DTR30G2 64GB
27GB free, PID 16a2
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 44 45 46 42 44 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
28.1% Poor
Read 108
Write 38.8
Mixed 20.4
SusWrite 44.3
60% 53 MB/s
4K Read 3.6
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.9
64% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 28.1%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8ATF51264AZ-2G1A2 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
42.3% Average
MC Read 14.9
MC Write 14.5
MC Mixed 12.5
40% 14 GB/s
SC Read 12.2
SC Write 13.7
SC Mixed 13.9
38% 13.3 GB/s
Latency 66.9
60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 42.3%
Great: 75%

 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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