Dell OptiPlex 7040

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 80.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics10.5% 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 Drive47.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemDell OptiPlex 7040
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 7040  (all builds)
Memory9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160519
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateDec 06 '19 at 06:49
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th 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, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
80.2% Excellent
Memory 88.3
1-Core 110
2-Core 220
79% 139 Pts
4-Core 422
8-Core 394
55% 408 Pts
64-Core 402
25% 402 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 80.2%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R9 M360
HP(103C 2B51) 2GB
Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.20
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
10.5% Very poor
Lighting 12.2
Reflection 15.5
Parallax 13.8
10% 13.8 fps
MRender 13.1
Gravity 11.1
Splatting 17.3
12% 13.8 fps
Poor: 8%
This bench: 10.5%
Great: 10%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240GB
163GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF2204RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 135 108 136 96 123 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
47.4% Average
Read 414
Write 336
Mixed 185
SusWrite 146
60% 270 MB/s
4K Read 19.6
4K Write 43.6
4K Mixed 12.9
69% 25.4 MB/s
DQ Read 22.3
DQ Write 44
DQ Mixed 14.5
16% 26.9 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 47.4%
Great: 56%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: MX4OABX0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 183 189 189 189 189 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 188
Write 186
Mixed 21.8
SusWrite 188
105% 146 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.6
151% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 108%
Great: 108%
SanDisk Ultra Flair USB 3.0 32GB-$8
17GB free, PID 5591
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 9.3 17 13 19 20 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
37.5% Below average
Read 137
Write 86.3
Mixed 105
SusWrite 27
110% 88.8 MB/s
4K Read 5.2
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 3.6
257% 4.07 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 37.5%
Great: 39%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
75.2% Very good
MC Read 26.6
MC Write 28.3
MC Mixed 24.7
76% 26.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 29
SC Mixed 23.8
66% 23.2 GB/s
Latency 69.2
58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 7040 Builds (Compare 5,171 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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