Dell OptiPlex 7040

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 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. 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 62.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.64% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell OptiPlex 7040
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 7040 (all builds)
Memory	5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220714
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 29 '23 at 06:42
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	SAU-User
Background CPU	36%

PC Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500TE 227 User benchmarks, average bench 70% Socket 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	62.3% Good	Memory 74.3 1-Core 91 2-Core 182 66% 116 Pts	4-Core 290 8-Core 303 39% 296 Pts	64-Core 306 19% 306 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 78%

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 Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	3.64% Terrible	Lighting 5.2 Reflection 3.6 Parallax 5.9 4% 4.9 fps	MRender 4.7 Gravity 5.2 Splatting 0.3 2% 3.4 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.64% Great: 6%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme SAMSUNG MZVLB256 256GB 3,384 User benchmarks, average bench 200% 213GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0H1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,682 Write 1,541 Mixed 948 309% 1,390 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 64.5 4K Mixed 48.7 150% 49.4 MB/s	DQ Read 646 DQ Write 523 DQ Mixed 577 434% 582 MB/s
Poor: 123% Great: 262%
SanDisk Ultra Flair USB 3.0 16GB-$8 10,598 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 10GB free, PID 5591 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 129 Write 6.2 Mixed 24.9 45% 53.2 MB/s	4K Read 4.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 1.4 106% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 10% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown M378A1K43BB1-CPB 1x8GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	30% Below average	MC Read 12 MC Write 9.3 MC Mixed 9.2 29% 10.2 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 7.6 SC Mixed 8.7 24% 8.27 GB/s	Latency 94 42% 94 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 30% Great: 45%

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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	67	53	60	21.7"	1280 720	GSM5BDF LG FULL HD

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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 $219Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	2,308x
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	200x

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	322x
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