Dell OptiPlex 7040

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics5.72% 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 Drive280% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell OptiPlex 7040
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 7040  (all builds)
Memory19.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190719
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateMay 24 '20 at 20:08
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 35%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th 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, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
83% Excellent
Memory 82.5
1-Core 118
2-Core 234
81% 145 Pts
4-Core 450
8-Core 648
69% 549 Pts
64-Core 620
38% 620 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 83%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R7 350X
Dell(1028 0081) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.2.2
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
5.72% Terrible
Lighting 6.87
Reflection 8.92
Parallax 8.38
6% 8.05 fps
MRender 7.24
Gravity 5.97
Splatting 8.26
6% 7.16 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 5.72%
Great: 8%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SX8100NP 512GB
432GB free (System drive)
Firmware: VB411D43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1075 1142 1108 1147 1043 1033 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
280% Outstanding
Read 2,468
Write 855
Mixed 1,026
SusWrite 1,091
300% 1,360 MB/s
4K Read 51.8
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 68.1
233% 82.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,139
DQ Write 760
DQ Mixed 1,060
761% 987 MB/s
Poor: 118%
This bench: 280%
Great: 320%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$23
860GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 179 178 181 181 180 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 180
Write 172
Mixed 96.5
SusWrite 180
115% 157 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.1
214% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 103%
Great: 109%
WD My Passport 2626 2TB
1.5TB free, PID 2626
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 89 89 90 89 89 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
46.3% Average
Read 93.5
Write 79.5
Mixed 62
SusWrite 89.1
108% 81 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 4.3
4K Mixed 0.3
158% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 46.3%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 3000 04CB000080CE DDR4 3000 80AD000080AD HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 24GB
2667, 2667, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
43.6% Average
MC Read 15.2
MC Write 15.9
MC Mixed 12.6
42% 14.6 GB/s
SC Read 12.9
SC Write 16.1
SC Mixed 14
41% 14.3 GB/s
Latency 76.1
53% 76.1 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 43.6%
Great: 71%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 7040 Builds (Compare 5,193 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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