Dell OptiPlex 7040

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	101% 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.
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.

System	Dell OptiPlex 7040
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 7040 (all builds)
Memory	5.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201223
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Sep 07 '22 at 08:39
Run Duration	213 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd 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 as expected (41^st percentile)	71.7% Very good	Memory 80.1 1-Core 108 2-Core 191 73% 127 Pts	4-Core 341 8-Core 604 57% 472 Pts	64-Core 585 36% 585 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 80%

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. 27.20.100.9664 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 5.9 Reflection 7.8 Parallax 7.1 5% 6.93 fps	Splatting 0.1 0% 0.1 fps
Poor: 3% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 23,829 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 131GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5KDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 216 191 190 175 177 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 864 Write 282 Mixed 394 SusWrite 187 95% 432 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 36 4K Mixed 37.7 106% 33 MB/s	DQ Read 628 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 337 285% 425 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 141%
Samsung PSSD T7 2TB 567 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 709GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 41 41 41 41 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	16.3% Very poor	Read 39.3 Write 39.3 Mixed 38.3 SusWrite 41.1 9% 39.5 MB/s	4K Read 8.9 4K Write 13.9 4K Mixed 11.4 36% 11.4 MB/s	DQ Read 24.8 DQ Write 22.8 DQ Mixed 14 13% 20.5 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 16.3% Great: 100%
Samsung PSSD T7 1TB 2,443 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 719GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 327 326 328 334 321 330 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	63.9% Good	Read 286 Write 298 Mixed 290 SusWrite 328 68% 300 MB/s	4K Read 20.2 4K Write 33.5 4K Mixed 24.7 80% 26.1 MB/s	DQ Read 166 DQ Write 168 DQ Mixed 117 102% 150 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 96%
G-drive USB-C 6TB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 249 235 245 244 243 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	Read 238 Write 242 Mixed 67.8 SusWrite 243 143% 198 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.6 354% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 138%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16ATF1G64AZ-2G1A2 2x8GB 131 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.5% Very good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 27.2 MC Mixed 23.5 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 27.2 SC Mixed 22.4 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 80.4 50% 80.4 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 78%

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Gaming 11%

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Desktop 68%

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Workstation 10%

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 7040

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	2,287x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	1,701x
Core i5-6500TIntelBench 61%, 9,313 samples	357x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	3,246x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	231x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	197x

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	342x
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 2,345 samples	317x
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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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