Dell OptiPlex 7040

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 78.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.96% 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 Drive224% 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)
Memory28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190719
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 27 '19 at 16:25
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th 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 (94th percentile)
78.9% Very good
Memory 79.7
1-Core 116
2-Core 229
79% 142 Pts
4-Core 421
8-Core 625
65% 523 Pts
64-Core 629
39% 629 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 78.9%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Dell(1028 06B9) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
6.96% Terrible
Lighting 7.27
Reflection 10.3
Parallax 7.41
6% 8.31 fps
MRender 10.2
Gravity 6.57
Splatting 14.6
9% 10.5 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.96%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$38
390GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 911 918 918 919 914 919 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
224% Outstanding
Read 1,425
Write 927
Mixed 891
SusWrite 916
232% 1,040 MB/s
4K Read 59.7
4K Write 164
4K Mixed 75.3
274% 99.8 MB/s
DQ Read 348
DQ Write 844
DQ Mixed 224
277% 472 MB/s
Poor: 103%
This bench: 224%
Great: 242%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
853GB free
Firmware: JC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 117 116 118 119 119 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
66% Good
Read 112
Write 112
Mixed 65.2
SusWrite 118
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 66%
Great: 68%
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 (10th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.6% Good
MC Read 25.4
MC Write 26.1
MC Mixed 21.8
70% 24.4 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 26
SC Mixed 20.9
59% 20.7 GB/s
Latency 81.1
49% 81.1 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 68.6%
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 5,204 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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