Dell OptiPlex 7040

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 70.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	8.2% 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.

Very high background CPU (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell OptiPlex 7040
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 7040 (all builds)
Memory	3.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220714
Uptime	26.9 Days
Run Date	Feb 09 '24 at 16:33
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	45%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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 above expectations (90^th percentile)	70.9% Very good	Memory 88.1 1-Core 99.9 2-Core 198 74% 129 Pts	4-Core 309 8-Core 329 42% 319 Pts	64-Core 340 21% 340 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6700 4,583 User benchmarks, average bench 8% AMD(1002 0000) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1901.0 Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	8.2% Terrible	Lighting 10.9 Reflection 10.9 Parallax 10.9 9% 10.9 fps	MRender 9.1 Gravity 8.6 Splatting 7.8 7% 8.5 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 8.2% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Liteon CV3-8D128-11 SATA 128GB 3,445 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: T87110B Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 478 Write 428 Mixed 375 95% 427 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 56.6 4K Mixed 39.4 132% 43.4 MB/s	DQ Read 354 DQ Write 255 DQ Mixed 285 218% 298 MB/s
Poor: 45% Great: 87%
WD WD5000AVDS-63U7B1 500GB 24,608 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 366GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 89 89 87 88 88 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	50.7% Above average	Read 89.4 Write 93.6 Mixed 65.4 SusWrite 87.3 62% 83.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 104% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 52%

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 as expected (56^th percentile)	69.9% Good	MC Read 24.2 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 22.3 71% 24.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 25.3 SC Mixed 21.3 58% 20.2 GB/s	Latency 68.2 59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 69.9% 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 41: 0P 3R 6G 8B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
41%	19%	89	190	57	60	23"	1280 720	HWP3064 HP E231

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Gaming 11%

Tree trunk

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 10%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 7040

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	2,289x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	1,704x
Core i5-6500TIntelBench 61%, 9,313 samples	357x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	3,251x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	231x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	197x

SSD
KingFast 512GBBench 79%, 3,625 samples	122x
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 120%, 13,766 samples	97x
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	317x
HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 73%, 3,256 samples	153x

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Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $180

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16