Dell OptiPlex 7040

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 42.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	40.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	44GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 44GB 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.

Very high background CPU (99%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell OptiPlex 7040
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 7040 (all builds)
Memory	26.4 GB free of 44 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170509
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jan 15 '24 at 22:13
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	99%

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PC Performing below expectations (25^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 way below expectations (5^th percentile)	42.7% Average	Memory 46.4 1-Core 80.5 2-Core 152 51% 93.1 Pts	4-Core 224 8-Core 230 30% 227 Pts	64-Core 226 14% 226 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155 259,091 User benchmarks, average bench 43% MSI(1462 8D92) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	40.7% Average	Lighting 52.8 Reflection 55.2 Parallax 47.2 43% 51.7 fps	MRender 40 Gravity 48.9 Splatting 43.8 36% 44.2 fps
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 46%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 120GB (2018)-$59 69,933 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 6GB free (System drive) Firmware: UE510000 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 322 Write 206 Mixed 196 53% 241 MB/s	4K Read 8.4 4K Write 10.1 4K Mixed 7.6 28% 8.7 MB/s	DQ Read 111 DQ Write 53.9 DQ Mixed 40.1 41% 68.2 MB/s
Poor: 32% Great: 53%
Kingston XS1000 2TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 1TB free Firmware: 1000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 269 283 290 309 305 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Read 307 Write 269 Mixed 280 SusWrite 283 64% 285 MB/s	4K Read 18.3 4K Write 22.8 4K Mixed 14.9 59% 18.7 MB/s	DQ Read 171 DQ Write 165 DQ Mixed 88.7 88% 142 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 75%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 88GB free Firmware: MS1OA7C0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 81 78 69 76 77 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	39.4% Below average	Read 60.9 Write 125 Mixed 37.3 SusWrite 76 54% 74.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.4 99% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 39.4% Great: 103%
Disk Name 960GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 18GB free, PID 2509 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 40 40 40 41 41 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	35.6% Below average	Read 39.2 Write 40.2 Mixed 24.4 SusWrite 39.8 48% 35.9 MB/s	4K Read 8 4K Write 6.3 4K Mixed 6.5 465% 6.93 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 35.6% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT8G4DFS8266.C8FJ 80AD000080AD HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 029E000080CE CMK32GX4M2E3200C16 029E000080CE CMK32GX4M2E3200C16 44GB 2667, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 4096, 16384, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	53.9% Above average	MC Read 17.4 MC Write 23.1 MC Mixed 19.1 57% 19.9 GB/s	SC Read 7 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 16.7 38% 13.2 GB/s	Latency 104 39% 104 ns

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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	35	16	120	27"	1280 720	AUS2702 VG279QL1A

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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