Dell OptiPlex 7040

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 78.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.83% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive210% 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.
SystemDell OptiPlex 7040
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 7040  (all builds)
Memory3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201223
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateApr 25 '21 at 22:10
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st 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)
78.4% Very good
Memory 82.8
1-Core 110
2-Core 212
76% 135 Pts
4-Core 427
8-Core 427
57% 427 Pts
64-Core 424
26% 424 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 78.4%
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)
3.83% Terrible
Lighting 5.9
Reflection 5.4
Parallax 7
5% 6.1 fps
MRender 0.2
Gravity 7.3
Splatting 0.2
2% 2.57 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.83%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5256GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
177GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57DA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 745 889 900 928 957 929 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
210% Outstanding
Read 1,478
Write 1004
Mixed 859
SusWrite 891
236% 1,058 MB/s
4K Read 41.8
4K Write 133
4K Mixed 57.8
208% 77.4 MB/s
DQ Read 827
DQ Write 644
DQ Mixed 505
440% 659 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 210%
Great: 207%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
69.2% Good
MC Read 25.2
MC Write 27.6
MC Mixed 21.1
70% 24.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.4
SC Write 25.4
SC Mixed 21.2
58% 20.3 GB/s
Latency 75.5
53% 75.5 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 69.2%
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 5,196 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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