Dell OptiPlex 7040

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With 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 78.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	4.9% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	160% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell OptiPlex 7040
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 7040 (all builds)
Memory	7.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160126
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 30 '21 at 00:39
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% Socket 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	78.2% Very good	Memory 82.3 1-Core 118 2-Core 228 80% 143 Pts	4-Core 400 8-Core 649 64% 524 Pts	64-Core 649 40% 649 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon R5 340X 2,285 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Dell(1028 0083) 2GB Ram: 2GB, Driver: 21.5.1 Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	4.9% Terrible	Lighting 6.1 Reflection 5.3 Parallax 11.3 5% 7.57 fps	MRender 4.1 Gravity 9.2 Splatting 4.5 5% 5.93 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.9% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 7,011 User benchmarks, average bench 140% 389GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXV77D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 503 534 513 521 552 519 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	160% Outstanding	Read 1,008 Write 547 Mixed 414 SusWrite 524 138% 623 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 37.7 179% 70.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,042 DQ Write 518 DQ Mixed 593 490% 718 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 160% Great: 172%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 331GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 347 349 351 352 352 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 462 Mixed 417 SusWrite 358 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 45 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 60.4 200% 69.3 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 334 253% 340 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 129%
Sandisk Extreme SSD 1TB 4,980 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 242GB free Firmware: 1012 SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 365 366 366 368 370 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	68.1% Good	Read 323 Write 325 Mixed 255 SusWrite 362 71% 316 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 37.9 4K Mixed 23.3 88% 28.8 MB/s	DQ Read 113 DQ Write 159 DQ Mixed 67 70% 113 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 87%
Sandisk Extreme 55AE 1TB 60 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 423GB free Firmware: 3000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 363 364 364 366 367 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 4% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16ATF1G64AZ-2G1A2 059B0000802C CT8G4DFS8213.C8FBR1 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	69.9% Good	MC Read 26.2 MC Write 27.3 MC Mixed 21 71% 24.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 25.9 SC Mixed 21.3 60% 21 GB/s	Latency 76.5 52% 76.5 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 70%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	8	6	75	31.5"	1280 720	GSM5B96 LG HDR QHD

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Gaming 11%

Tree trunk

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 10%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 7040

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	2,280x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	1,692x
Core i5-6500TIntelBench 61%, 9,313 samples	357x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	3,239x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	230x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	195x

SSD
KingFast 512GBBench 79%, 3,625 samples	122x
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 120%, 13,766 samples	97x
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	89x

RAM
HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 2x4GBUnknownBench 69%, 1,440 samples	341x
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 2,345 samples	315x
HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 73%, 3,256 samples	152x

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Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $180

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16