Dell OptiPlex 7040

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 51.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.12% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	216% 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.

Very high background CPU (52%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell OptiPlex 7040
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 7040 (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210708
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 27 '21 at 11:10
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	52%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G4400-$45 36,432 User benchmarks, average bench 47% Socket 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	51.8% Above average	Memory 68.7 1-Core 106 2-Core 206 70% 127 Pts	4-Core 202 8-Core 206 27% 204 Pts	64-Core 209 13% 209 Pts
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 61%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 510 (Desktop Skylake) 16,316 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Dell(1028 06B9) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9664 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	2.68% Terrible	Lighting 2.6 Reflection 4.6 Parallax 3.4 2% 3.53 fps	MRender 5.6 Gravity 2.6 Splatting 5.4 4% 4.53 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 2.68% Great: 3%
Nvidia GeForce GT 530 5,672 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Device(1B0A 90A3) 2GB CLim: 699 MHz, MLim: 396 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.73 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	3.12% Terrible	Lighting 3.6 Reflection 5.9 Parallax 1.8 3% 3.77 fps	MRender 5.5 Gravity 4.4 Splatting 3.3 4% 4.4 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.12% Great: 3%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket Q 1TB 30,033 User benchmarks, average bench 192% 880GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT30Q.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1193 1327 1487 1379 1290 1492 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	216% Outstanding	Read 808 Write 1,273 Mixed 905 SusWrite 1,361 247% 1,087 MB/s	4K Read 53.5 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 56.3 234% 87.8 MB/s	DQ Read 743 DQ Write 577 DQ Mixed 686 506% 669 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 216% Great: 305%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown M378A1K43CB2-CRC 2x8GB 931 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.3% Good	MC Read 22.6 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 22.5 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 28.9 SC Mixed 21.1 62% 21.7 GB/s	Latency 104 38% 104 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 81%

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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	7	5	60	31.5"	1280 720	GSM772A LG QHD

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Gaming 11%

Tree trunk

Desktop 68%

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Workstation 10%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 7040

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	2,285x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	1,697x
Core i5-6500TIntelBench 61%, 9,313 samples	357x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	3,243x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	230x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	196x

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	153x

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Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $180

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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