Dell OptiPlex 7040

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 77.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics5.33% 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 Drive99.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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.
Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell OptiPlex 7040
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 7040  (all builds)
Memory3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180524
Uptime5.2 Days
Run DateSep 22 '20 at 15:45
Run Duration167 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 35%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
77.9% Very good
Memory 90.5
1-Core 111
2-Core 198
78% 133 Pts
4-Core 352
8-Core 590
57% 471 Pts
64-Core 632
39% 632 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 77.9%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Dell(1028 06B9) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 23.20.16.4973
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
5.33% Terrible
Lighting 7.4
Reflection 10.8
Parallax 7.72
6% 8.64 fps
MRender 10.2
Gravity 6.63
Splatting 0
4% 5.62 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.33%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
146GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 293 300 284 286 296 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
99.6% Outstanding
Read 806
Write 196
Mixed 255
SusWrite 278
84% 384 MB/s
4K Read 31.7
4K Write 67.7
4K Mixed 30.1
122% 43.2 MB/s
DQ Read 350
DQ Write 243
DQ Mixed 315
230% 303 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 99.6%
Great: 147%
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)
71.5% Very good
MC Read 27.4
MC Write 27.7
MC Mixed 20.5
72% 25.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 26.5
SC Mixed 21
61% 21.4 GB/s
Latency 66.5
60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 71.5%
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 5,172 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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