Dell OptiPlex 7040

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 83.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics1.17% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive136% 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell OptiPlex 7040
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 7040  (all builds)
Memory5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171205
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 07 '20 at 20:08
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600-$132
Socket 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
83.3% Excellent
Memory 85.8
1-Core 111
2-Core 228
80% 142 Pts
4-Core 467
8-Core 467
62% 467 Pts
64-Core 465
29% 465 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 83.3%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Dell(1028 06B9) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7262
Relative performance (0th percentile)
1.17% Terrible
Lighting 0.1
Reflection 9.92
Parallax 7.12
0% 5.72 fps
MRender 7.38
Gravity 6.4
Splatting 0.04
3% 4.61 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 1.17%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
200GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV77D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 279 282 283 279 283 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
136% Outstanding
Read 948
Write 294
Mixed 307
SusWrite 281
100% 458 MB/s
4K Read 40.8
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 38.8
176% 66.9 MB/s
DQ Read 983
DQ Write 302
DQ Mixed 400
358% 562 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 136%
Great: 147%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
465GB free
Firmware: 19.01H19
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 128 128 128 128 130 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77.1% Very good
Read 140
Write 140
Mixed 83.5
SusWrite 129
90% 123 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
185% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
40.9% Average
MC Read 14.3
MC Write 14.1
MC Mixed 12.6
39% 13.7 GB/s
SC Read 11.2
SC Write 14.1
SC Mixed 11.8
35% 12.4 GB/s
Latency 71.4
56% 71.4 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 40.9%
Great: 43%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 7040 Builds (Compare 5,158 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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