Dell OptiPlex 7040

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 79.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics4.71% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive174% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
SystemDell OptiPlex 7040
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 7040  (all builds)
Memory28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190719
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 18 '19 at 21:52
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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 (96th percentile)
79.7% Very good
Memory 83.3
1-Core 126
2-Core 240
84% 150 Pts
4-Core 410
8-Core 646
65% 528 Pts
64-Core 655
40% 655 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 79.7%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R5 340X
Dell(1028 0083) 2GB
Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.7
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
4.71% Terrible
Lighting 5.97
Reflection 4.77
Parallax 10.9
5% 7.22 fps
MRender 4.29
Gravity 8.5
Splatting 3.87
4% 5.55 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 4.71%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
407GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV77D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 569 568 569 574 575 573 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
174% Outstanding
Read 1,101
Write 577
Mixed 455
SusWrite 572
150% 676 MB/s
4K Read 42.3
4K Write 155
4K Mixed 40.3
198% 79.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,042
DQ Write 589
DQ Mixed 592
500% 741 MB/s
Poor: 94%
This bench: 174%
Great: 172%
Toshiba MQ01ABC150 1.5TB
754GB free
Firmware: AQ001U
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 100 98 99 100 101 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
48.1% Average
Read 68.2
Write 67
Mixed 28.8
SusWrite 99.4
48% 65.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.5
102% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 48.1%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT16G4DFD824A.C16FDD 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
76.3% Very good
MC Read 27.8
MC Write 28.8
MC Mixed 23.9
77% 26.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 30.4
SC Mixed 25.4
71% 24.9 GB/s
Latency 74.7
54% 74.7 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 76.3%
Great: 85%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 7040 Builds (Compare 5,156 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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