Dell OptiPlex 7040

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 47.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics5.94% 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 Drive88.8% 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.
Very high background CPU (93%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell OptiPlex 7040
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 7040  (all builds)
Memory22 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181106
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 28 '19 at 11:34
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 93%

 PC Performing below expectations (37th 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 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
47.4% Average
Memory 52.8
1-Core 63.8
2-Core 140
48% 85.4 Pts
4-Core 226
8-Core 404
38% 315 Pts
64-Core 424
26% 424 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 47.4%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Dell(1028 06B9) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6373
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
5.94% Terrible
Lighting 6.37
Reflection 8.46
Parallax 5.78
5% 6.87 fps
MRender 7.86
Gravity 5.6
Splatting 12.3
7% 8.59 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.94%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV77D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 155 159 159 159 120 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
88.8% Excellent
Read 566
Write 193
Mixed 274
SusWrite 152
65% 296 MB/s
4K Read 24
4K Write 79.8
4K Mixed 29.9
117% 44.6 MB/s
DQ Read 748
DQ Write 206
DQ Mixed 410
319% 454 MB/s
Poor: 94%
This bench: 88.8%
Great: 172%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78
2TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 139 141 139 142 140 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
78.3% Very good
Read 133
Write 136
Mixed 77.5
SusWrite 140
89% 122 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
52.7% Above average
MC Read 19.4
MC Write 21.6
MC Mixed 18.8
57% 19.9 GB/s
SC Read 9
SC Write 16.4
SC Mixed 11
35% 12.1 GB/s
Latency 151
27% 151 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 52.7%
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 5,158 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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