Dell OptiPlex 7040

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 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 80.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics44.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive219% 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.
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)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190719
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 29 '19 at 19:31
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600-$140
Socket 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
80.3% Excellent
Memory 84
1-Core 118
2-Core 233
81% 145 Pts
4-Core 438
8-Core 462
60% 450 Pts
64-Core 458
28% 458 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 80.3%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155
PNY(196E 1343) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.66
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
44.1% Average
Lighting 57.2
Reflection 53.7
Parallax 52.2
47% 54.4 fps
MRender 44.2
Gravity 50
Splatting 49
39% 47.7 fps
Poor: 39%
This bench: 44.1%
Great: 46%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5256GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
194GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57DA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 794 950 1048 1101 982 976 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
219% Outstanding
Read 1,540
Write 1,060
Mixed 859
SusWrite 975
248% 1,109 MB/s
4K Read 33.8
4K Write 158
4K Mixed 64.9
218% 85.5 MB/s
DQ Read 692
DQ Write 673
DQ Mixed 587
467% 651 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 219%
Great: 207%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28
820GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 175 178 181 181 180 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 180
Write 156
Mixed 18.2
SusWrite 176
95% 133 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 102%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
77.5% Very good
MC Read 28.1
MC Write 29.7
MC Mixed 25.6
79% 27.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.9
SC Write 28.9
SC Mixed 22.3
65% 22.7 GB/s
Latency 73.4
54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 77.5%
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 5,200 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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