Dell OptiPlex 7040

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics5.23% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell OptiPlex 7040
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 7040  (all builds)
Memory4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160126
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 01 '20 at 04:45
Run Duration106 Seconds
Run User MNG-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
Socket 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
76.5% Very good
Memory 84.1
1-Core 107
2-Core 219
77% 137 Pts
4-Core 394
8-Core 425
54% 409 Pts
64-Core 428
26% 428 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 76.5%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R5 340X
Dell(1028 0083) 2GB
Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.1.3
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
5.23% Terrible
Lighting 6.83
Reflection 4.88
Parallax 10.9
6% 7.53 fps
MRender 4.33
Gravity 8.9
Splatting 4
5% 5.74 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.23%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25
310GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS1OA7S0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 93 105 99 100 97 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
70.7% Very good
Read 149
Write 132
Mixed 34.3
SusWrite 97.4
75% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.4
106% 1 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 70.7%
Great: 103%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
71% Very good
MC Read 26.7
MC Write 27.1
MC Mixed 21.7
72% 25.2 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 25.9
SC Mixed 22.4
61% 21.4 GB/s
Latency 73.3
54% 73.3 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 71%
Great: 74%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 7040 Builds (Compare 5,156 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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