Dell OptiPlex 7040

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 74.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics5.62% 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 Drive102% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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)
Memory4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20211008
Uptime6.7 Days
Run DateFeb 07 '22 at 10:18
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User VNM-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing way above expectations (95th 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 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
74.6% Very good
Memory 82.4
1-Core 106
2-Core 212
75% 133 Pts
4-Core 385
8-Core 393
52% 389 Pts
64-Core 388
24% 388 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 74.6%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Dell(1028 06B9) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.8142
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
5.62% Terrible
Lighting 6.1
Reflection 5.1
Parallax 7.4
5% 6.2 fps
MRender 8.4
Gravity 6
Splatting 10.1
7% 8.17 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.62%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
CF240GB 240GB
155GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P1025A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 405 408 414 404 397 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 450
Write 386
Mixed 359
SusWrite 393
89% 397 MB/s
4K Read 31.7
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 43.1
158% 59.5 MB/s
DQ Read 215
DQ Write 291
DQ Mixed 217
174% 241 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 102%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M378A5244CB0-CRC 802C0000802C 4ATF51264AZ-2G3B1 8GB
2400, 2400 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
66.9% Good
MC Read 24.4
MC Write 27.3
MC Mixed 20.6
69% 24.1 GB/s
SC Read 13.7
SC Write 23.5
SC Mixed 17.7
52% 18.3 GB/s
Latency 76.2
52% 76.2 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 66.9%
Great: 67%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 7040 Builds (Compare 5,221 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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