Dell OptiPlex 7040

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics5.3% 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 Drive246% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell OptiPlex 7040
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 7040  (all builds)
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920x1080x4294967296 szín
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210708
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 01 '21 at 12:57
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User HUN-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
Socket 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
75.8% Very good
Memory 84.3
1-Core 110
2-Core 218
78% 137 Pts
4-Core 363
8-Core 555
57% 459 Pts
64-Core 524
32% 524 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 75.8%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Dell(1028 06B9) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9664
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
5.3% Terrible
Lighting 6.4
Reflection 7.3
Parallax 7.8
5% 7.17 fps
MRender 8.4
Gravity 0.2
Splatting 10.2
6% 6.27 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.3%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 512GB
419GB free (System drive)
Firmware: VB431D61 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1046 1185 1203 1245 1096 1115 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
246% Outstanding
Read 2,040
Write 1,242
Mixed 1,200
SusWrite 1,148
314% 1,408 MB/s
4K Read 37.2
4K Write 98.7
4K Mixed 53.1
177% 63 MB/s
DQ Read 956
DQ Write 808
DQ Mixed 899
669% 888 MB/s
Poor: 112%
This bench: 246%
Great: 291%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
67.6% Good
MC Read 26.2
MC Write 26.3
MC Mixed 20.1
69% 24.2 GB/s
SC Read 13.6
SC Write 23.8
SC Mixed 18.8
54% 18.7 GB/s
Latency 72.9
55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 67.6%
Great: 81%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 7040 Builds (Compare 5,171 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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