Dell OptiPlex 7040

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	5.4% 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 Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	8GB 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 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	0.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171205
Uptime	5.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 02 '21 at 20:43
Run Duration	232 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% Socket 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	72.9% Very good	Memory 77.8 1-Core 104 2-Core 217 74% 133 Pts	4-Core 389 8-Core 411 53% 400 Pts	64-Core 420 26% 420 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Dell(1028 06B9) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681 Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	5.4% Terrible	Lighting 6 Reflection 4.7 Parallax 0.3 5% 3.67 fps	MRender 6.1 Gravity 6.5 Splatting 9.9 6% 7.5 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.4% Great: 6%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba MQ01ACF050 500GB-$150 24,380 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: AV002D SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 18 18 22 15 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	10.2% Very poor	Read 17.4 Write 1.5 Mixed 22 SusWrite 17.9 11% 14.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 108% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 10.2% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16ATF1G64AZ-2G1B1 1x8GB 155 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	38.1% Below average	MC Read 13.1 MC Write 14.3 MC Mixed 12.6 38% 13.3 GB/s	SC Read 11.3 SC Write 13.5 SC Mixed 3.6 27% 9.47 GB/s	Latency 84.7 47% 84.7 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 38.1% Great: 43%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 19: 3R 1G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
19%	33%	15	26	5	60	18.9"	1440 900	DELA088 DELL P1913

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Typical OptiPlex 7040 Builds (Compare 5,157 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	356x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	3,237x
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 $275	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