Dell OptiPlex 7040

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 66.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	5.65% 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	51.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell OptiPlex 7040
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 7040 (all builds)
Memory	15.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220714
Uptime	9 Days
Run Date	Aug 08 '23 at 22:39
Run Duration	134 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	28%

PC Performing as expected (56^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 as expected (58^th percentile)	66.4% Good	Memory 76.2 1-Core 90.3 2-Core 179 66% 115 Pts	4-Core 324 8-Core 345 44% 335 Pts	64-Core 335 21% 335 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 06B9) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 30.0.101.1692 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	5.65% Terrible	Lighting 5.7 Reflection 5.5 Parallax 6.6 5% 5.93 fps	MRender 9.8 Gravity 5.5 Splatting 11.7 8% 9 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.65% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk Z400s 2.5 7MM 128GB 973 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 40GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z2327012 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 145 163 168 170 175 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	51.4% Above average	Read 378 Write 158 Mixed 167 SusWrite 162 48% 216 MB/s	4K Read 17.3 4K Write 49.4 4K Mixed 10.3 66% 25.7 MB/s	DQ Read 159 DQ Write 174 DQ Mixed 76.5 82% 137 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 69%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 365GB free Firmware: SBFKJ4.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 345 365 386 391 400 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	79.7% Very good	Read 344 Write 350 Mixed 319 SusWrite 372 78% 346 MB/s	4K Read 22.4 4K Write 53.7 4K Mixed 29.4 100% 35.2 MB/s	DQ Read 253 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 211 176% 252 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 029E000080AD CMK16GX4M2A2133C13 029E000080AD CMK16GX4M2A2133C13 24GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	58.3% Above average	MC Read 20.8 MC Write 22.7 MC Mixed 19.1 60% 20.9 GB/s	SC Read 12.4 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 15.8 47% 16.4 GB/s	Latency 87.8 46% 87.8 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 70%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	69	57	60	40"	1280 720	SNY7702 SONY TV

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Gaming 11%

Tree trunk

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 10%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 7040

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel $219Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	2,306x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	1,714x
Core i5-6500TIntelBench 61%, 9,313 samples	359x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	3,269x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	231x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	199x

SSD
KingFast 512GBBench 79%, 3,625 samples	122x
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 120%, 13,766 samples	98x
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	91x

RAM
HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 2x4GBUnknownBench 69%, 1,440 samples	343x
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 2,345 samples	321x
HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 73%, 3,256 samples	154x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $219

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16