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Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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.
Graphics4.11% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive95.4% 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.
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)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200527
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 19 '21 at 17:36
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th 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 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
76.5% Very good
Memory 79.5
1-Core 115
2-Core 224
78% 140 Pts
4-Core 428
8-Core 411
56% 419 Pts
64-Core 429
26% 429 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑
This bench: 76.5%
 Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Dell(1028 06B9) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
4.11% Terrible
Lighting 6.2
Reflection 7.5
Parallax 7.3
5% 7 fps
MRender 0.2
Gravity 8.7
Splatting 0.2
2% 3.03 fps
Poor: 3% ↑
This bench: 4.11%
 Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SK hynix SC311 SATA 256GB
198GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 70000P10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 231 270 238 233 230 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
95.4% Outstanding
Read 429
Write 380
Mixed 359
SusWrite 258
80% 356 MB/s
4K Read 31.9
4K Write 93.7
4K Mixed 44.5
155% 56.7 MB/s
DQ Read 348
DQ Write 299
DQ Mixed 312
237% 320 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑
This bench: 95.4%
 Great: 97%
Crucial BX200 960GB-$80
849GB free
Firmware: MU01.4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 438 126 115 73 72 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
93.4% Outstanding
Read 426
Write 383
Mixed 367
SusWrite 207
78% 346 MB/s
4K Read 33
4K Write 98.5
4K Mixed 47.6
163% 59.7 MB/s
DQ Read 286
DQ Write 295
DQ Mixed 234
191% 272 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑
This bench: 93.4%
 Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 80AD000080AD HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 859B0000802C CT4G4DFS8213.M8FB 859B0000802C CT4G4DFS8213.M8FB 16GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
75% Very good
MC Read 26.6
MC Write 29.3
MC Mixed 24.4
76% 26.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 29.2
SC Mixed 23.7
66% 23.1 GB/s
Latency 81.4
49% 81.4 ns
Poor: 74% ↑
This bench: 75%
 Great: 76%
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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples2,280x
Core i5-6500Intel  $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples1,692x
Core i5-6500TIntelBench 61%, 9,313 samples357x
GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples3,239x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples230x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples195x
SSD
KingFast 512GBBench 79%, 3,625 samples122x
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 120%, 13,766 samples97x
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples89x
RAM
HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 2x4GBUnknownBench 69%, 1,440 samples341x
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 2,345 samples315x
HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 73%, 3,256 samples152x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 82% - Excellent Total price: $180
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Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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