Dell OptiPlex 7040

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 66.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	5.02% 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.
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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell OptiPlex 7040
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 7040 (all builds)
Memory	4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1824 x 1026 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220714
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 22 '23 at 19:29
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing as expected (59^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-$60 241,476 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)	66.5% Good	Memory 81.9 1-Core 98 2-Core 189 71% 123 Pts	4-Core 292 8-Core 319 40% 306 Pts	64-Core 330 20% 330 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730 164,888 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Zotac(19DA 730B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 901 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 474.64 Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	5.02% Terrible	Lighting 6.1 Reflection 4.6 Parallax 7.7 5% 6.13 fps	MRender 3.7 Gravity 7.4 Splatting 7.1 5% 6.07 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.02% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM871 2.5 7mm 512GB 1,033 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 164GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMM02D0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 486 Write 245 Mixed 309 76% 347 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 69.9 4K Mixed 44.5 147% 49.8 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 224 DQ Mixed 312 228% 300 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 123%
Seagate OneTouch HDD 5TB 412 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 605GB free Firmware: 1707 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 55.6 Write 76.5 Mixed 67.3 50% 66.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.5 159% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 71%
TOSHIBA DT01ACA100 1TB 57 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 106GB free, PID 0400 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 107 105 108 108 108 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	44.4% Average	Read 104 Write 88.1 Mixed 29 SusWrite 107 107% 82.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 91% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 2x4GB 1,440 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	71.1% Very good	MC Read 24.8 MC Write 28.9 MC Mixed 22.2 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 27.1 SC Mixed 21.3 60% 21.1 GB/s	Latency 74.6 54% 74.6 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 74%

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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	23.5"	1280 720	VSCD22B VG2439 Series

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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	2,320x
Core i5-6500Intel $60Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	1,726x
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	233x
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

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $48

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16