Dell OptiPlex 7040

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 56.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	5.59% 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.
Boot Drive	30.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

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	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220714
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 17 '24 at 00:10
Run Duration	113 Seconds
Run User	GUY-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500T 9,313 User benchmarks, average bench 61% Socket 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	Memory 76.2 1-Core 74.1 2-Core 149 59% 99.8 Pts	4-Core 208 8-Core 262 30% 235 Pts	64-Core 273 17% 273 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 71%

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. 30.0.101.1692 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	5.59% Terrible	Lighting 6.1 Reflection 6.5 Parallax 6.7 5% 6.43 fps	MRender 8.3 Gravity 5.6 Splatting 10.2 7% 8.03 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.59% Great: 6%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
FTM51N325H 512GB 802 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 424GB free (System drive) Firmware: S1128B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.9 326 316 276 323 87 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	30.5% Below average	Read 389 Write 318 Mixed 7.5 SusWrite 222 52% 234 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 7.9 4K Mixed 0.3 5% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 30.5% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 80CE000080CE M471A1G43EB1-CPB 16GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	56.8% Above average	MC Read 19.7 MC Write 24.3 MC Mixed 19.8 61% 21.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.3 SC Write 16.8 SC Mixed 15.7 40% 13.9 GB/s	Latency 135 30% 135 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 56.8% 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	69	56	60	18.5"	1280 720	AOC1970 1970W

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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	2,300x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	1,707x
Core i5-6500TIntelBench 61%, 9,313 samples	358x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	3,261x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	231x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	198x

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	321x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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