Dell OptiPlex 7040

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.09% 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 Drive149% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell OptiPlex 7040
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 7040  (all builds)
Memory5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160126
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 16 '16 at 05:28
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
Socket 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
73.5% Very good
Memory 91
1-Core 112
2-Core 209
79% 137 Pts
4-Core 313
8-Core 390
45% 352 Pts
64-Core 407
25% 407 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 73.5%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Dell(1028 06B9) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.15.4279
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
6.09% Terrible
Lighting 6.03
Reflection 9.19
Parallax 5.47
5% 6.9 fps
MRender 9.52
Gravity 5.97
Splatting 13.7
8% 9.74 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.09%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
181GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
149% Outstanding
Read 1,427
Write 293
Mixed 464
157% 728 MB/s
4K Read 35.5
4K Write 171
4K Mixed 32.2
186% 79.5 MB/s
DQ Read 595
DQ Write 305
DQ Mixed 118
176% 339 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 149%
Great: 147%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 64GB-$9
28GB free, PID 5581
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
29.7% Poor
Read 101
Write 29.4
Mixed 39.5
59% 56.5 MB/s
4K Read 5.48
4K Write 2.42
4K Mixed 1.19
143% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 29.7%
Great: 39%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
75.3% Very good
MC Read 28
MC Write 29.2
MC Mixed 22.3
76% 26.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 28.8
SC Mixed 23.2
66% 23.2 GB/s
Latency 65.8
61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 74%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical OptiPlex 7040 Builds (Compare 5,159 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 7040

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 82% - Excellent Total price: $180
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