Dell OptiPlex 7040

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With 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 70.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	23.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	83.3% 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	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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell OptiPlex 7040
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 7040 (all builds)
Memory	23.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160627
Uptime	6.6 Days
Run Date	Aug 15 '23 at 14:58
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$170 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% Socket 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	70.9% Very good	Memory 77.4 1-Core 98.6 2-Core 189 70% 122 Pts	4-Core 350 8-Core 492 53% 421 Pts	64-Core 522 32% 522 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101 269,381 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 8C97) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 536.99 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	23.5% Poor	Lighting 30 Reflection 28.6 Parallax 29.3 24% 29.3 fps	MRender 32.8 Gravity 29.3 Splatting 20 22% 27.4 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 23.5% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM871 2.5 7mm 512GB 221 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 348GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03D0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 267 249 309 311 311 316 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Read 420 Write 328 Mixed 261 SusWrite 294 73% 326 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 63.3 4K Mixed 30.9 110% 39.5 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 281 DQ Mixed 266 216% 308 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 113%
Toshiba THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 23,829 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 222GB free Firmware: 5KDA4101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 237 235 213 120 125 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 884 Write 372 Mixed 286 SusWrite 203 96% 436 MB/s	4K Read 21 4K Write 64.5 4K Mixed 37.1 114% 40.9 MB/s	DQ Read 814 DQ Write 491 DQ Mixed 484 406% 597 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 141%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TIMETEC-U16G-2666 2x16GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65.4% Good	MC Read 24.1 MC Write 25.1 MC Mixed 21.2 67% 23.5 GB/s	SC Read 14 SC Write 23.5 SC Mixed 19.1 54% 18.9 GB/s	Latency 85.6 47% 85.6 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 92%

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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	71	59	60	31.5"	1280 720	SAM7000 C32R50x

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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 $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	2,321x
Core i5-6500Intel $60Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	1,728x
Core i5-6500TIntelBench 61%, 9,313 samples	361x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	3,292x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	235x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	204x

SSD
KingFast 512GBBench 79%, 3,625 samples	123x
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	344x
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 2,345 samples	324x
HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 73%, 3,256 samples	154x

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Value: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $170

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