Dell OptiPlex 7040

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Tree trunk	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	7.73% 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	81.3% 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.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Dell OptiPlex 7040
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 7040 (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190719
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 01 '19 at 09:35
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	87% Excellent	Memory 90.7 1-Core 118 2-Core 221 82% 143 Pts	4-Core 450 8-Core 642 68% 546 Pts	64-Core 656 41% 656 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon R7 350X 1,137 User benchmarks, average bench 7% Dell(1028 0081) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.9.2 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	7.73% Terrible	Lighting 9.5 Reflection 10.7 Parallax 13.6 8% 11.3 fps	MRender 8.52 Gravity 8.9 Splatting 10.4 8% 9.27 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 7.73% Great: 8%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM871 M.2 2280 128GB 841 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT23D0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 151 149 149 146 141 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Read 466 Write 155 Mixed 181 SusWrite 148 52% 237 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 96.6 4K Mixed 31 141% 53.6 MB/s	DQ Read 353 DQ Write 154 DQ Mixed 181 153% 229 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 89%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 33GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 268 266 269 153 78 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 460 Write 410 Mixed 350 SusWrite 236 82% 364 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 58 201% 70.6 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 228 200% 299 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 118%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB 28,352 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 372GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 66 68 69 69 69 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	41.2% Average	Read 75.2 Write 79.2 Mixed 54.6 SusWrite 67.7 51% 69.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 147% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 41.2% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 4x4GB 454 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	75.9% Very good	MC Read 27.4 MC Write 28.9 MC Mixed 23.6 76% 26.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 29.8 SC Mixed 23.4 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 66.2 60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 77%

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Gaming 11%

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Desktop 68%

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Workstation 10%

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 7040

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	2,280x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	1,692x
Core i5-6500TIntelBench 61%, 9,313 samples	357x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	3,239x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	230x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	195x

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	315x
HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 73%, 3,256 samples	152x

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Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $180

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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