Dell OptiPlex 7040

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	6.38% 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 Drive	26.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell OptiPlex 7040
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 7040 (all builds)
Memory	16.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190719
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 03 '19 at 21:07
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	39%

PC Performing below expectations (38^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 way below expectations (15^th percentile)	67.4% Good	Memory 73.3 1-Core 92.2 2-Core 188 67% 118 Pts	4-Core 340 8-Core 436 50% 388 Pts	64-Core 464 29% 464 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Dell(1028 06B9) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6576 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	6.38% Terrible	Lighting 6.7 Reflection 9.12 Parallax 0.09 6% 5.3 fps	MRender 9.05 Gravity 5.93 Splatting 13.5 8% 9.49 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.38% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU650 240GB-$70 47,016 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0522A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 28 143 182 57 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	26.2% Poor	Read 377 Write 327 Mixed 9.5 SusWrite 104 45% 204 MB/s	4K Read 10.1 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.3 18% 4.93 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 26.2% Great: 99%
Samsung PM851 2.5 7mm 512GB 527 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 132GB free Firmware: EXT08D0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 307 339 296 311 334 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	76.8% Very good	Read 365 Write 332 Mixed 178 SusWrite 319 67% 298 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 53.8 4K Mixed 26.2 100% 35.1 MB/s	DQ Read 341 DQ Write 200 DQ Mixed 84.4 113% 209 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 96%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 606GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 77 78 82 82 88 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	43.3% Average	Read 69.5 Write 75.8 Mixed 48.3 SusWrite 81.2 50% 68.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 87%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 753GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 134 141 133 137 149 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	79.6% Very good	Read 139 Write 145 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 139 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16ATF1G64AZ-2G1A1 4x8GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	46.8% Average	MC Read 16.8 MC Write 16.7 MC Mixed 15.2 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 11.8 SC Write 17.5 SC Mixed 15.2 42% 14.8 GB/s	Latency 94 43% 94 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 74%

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

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Gaming 11%

Tree trunk

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 10%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 7040

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	2,286x
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	3,245x
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	316x
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 $295	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