Dell OptiPlex 7040

Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 72.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	5.35% 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	94.4% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

13 months ago, 13 months ago.

System	Dell OptiPlex 7040
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 7040 (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220714
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 26 '23 at 15:40
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (58^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 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	72.1% Very good	Memory 84.2 1-Core 104 2-Core 201 74% 130 Pts	4-Core 348 8-Core 343 46% 346 Pts	64-Core 365 23% 365 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 73%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
AMD Radeon R5 340 566 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Dell(1028 0083) 2GB Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02 Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	4.76% Terrible	Lighting 5.9 Reflection 5.1 Parallax 10.8 5% 7.27 fps	MRender 4.1 Gravity 8.8 Splatting 4.5 5% 5.8 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 4.76% Great: 5%
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Dell(1028 06B9) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 30.0.101.1692 Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	5.35% Terrible	Lighting 5.7 Reflection 5 Parallax 7.1 5% 5.93 fps	MRender 8.5 Gravity 5.9 Splatting 9.7 7% 8.03 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.35% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 186GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 515 305 107 64 123 107 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Read 788 Write 545 Mixed 547 SusWrite 203 116% 521 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 64.7 4K Mixed 38.6 125% 43.5 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 226 DQ Mixed 307 215% 271 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 157%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 223GB free Firmware: SAJ20104 SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 389 365 377 377 377 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Read 439 Write 380 Mixed 385 SusWrite 380 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 61.5 4K Mixed 29.3 119% 41 MB/s	DQ Read 182 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 123 127% 204 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8ATF1G64AZ-2G3B1 2x8GB 575 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	64% Good	MC Read 23.1 MC Write 24.9 MC Mixed 19.9 65% 22.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 24.8 SC Mixed 17.3 54% 18.7 GB/s	Latency 73.2 55% 73.2 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 80%

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Typical OptiPlex 7040 Builds (Compare 5,167 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	2,283x
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	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	153x

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Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $180

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $178	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