Dell OptiPlex 7040

Performance Results


Gaming 98% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 83% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 74.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	131% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago.

System	Dell OptiPlex 7040
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 7040 (all builds)
Memory	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220714
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	May 26 '23 at 07:28
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

Watch Gameplay: 3060-Ti + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% Socket 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	Memory 83.3 1-Core 113 2-Core 213 78% 137 Pts	4-Core 355 8-Core 565 57% 460 Pts	64-Core 569 35% 569 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Nvidia(10DE 147A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	131% Outstanding	Lighting 183 Reflection 173 Parallax 165 149% 174 fps	MRender 186 Gravity 137 Splatting 118 117% 147 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron 2200S NVMe 256GB 2,261 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: 22001070 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,398 Write 970 Mixed 909 242% 1,092 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 64.3 4K Mixed 44.4 147% 48.5 MB/s	DQ Read 788 DQ Write 650 DQ Mixed 722 540% 720 MB/s
Poor: 92% Great: 193%
Techleaf-ssd 1TB 1TB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 557GB free Firmware: 2203XKR SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 255 273 281 281 245 MB/s Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	67.9% Good	Read 282 Write 278 Mixed 258 SusWrite 253 60% 268 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 72.9 4K Mixed 22 110% 41.1 MB/s	DQ Read 110 DQ Write 277 DQ Mixed 31.4 70% 139 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 88%
Samsung Spinpoint MP4 2.5" 640GB 642 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 594GB free Firmware: 2AK10002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 118 117 116 118 120 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	Read 87.4 Write 80.5 Mixed 58.4 SusWrite 113 62% 84.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1 158% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HX424C16FB/16 0198000080CE HX424C15FB/16 32GB 2400, 2400 MHz 16384, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	70.2% Very good	MC Read 26.2 MC Write 27.3 MC Mixed 21 71% 24.8 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 27.9 SC Mixed 20.7 62% 21.5 GB/s	Latency 74.7 54% 74.7 ns

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical OptiPlex 7040 Builds (Compare 5,174 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	2,287x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	1,698x
Core i5-6500TIntelBench 61%, 9,313 samples	357x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	3,245x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	231x
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	317x
HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 73%, 3,256 samples	153x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

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 $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