Dell OptiPlex 7040

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.93% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell OptiPlex 7040
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 7040  (all builds)
Memory5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20161107
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateDec 21 '16 at 17:33
Run Duration85 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 23%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
Socket 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
81.4% Excellent
Memory 92.3
1-Core 120
2-Core 210
82% 141 Pts
4-Core 381
8-Core 569
59% 475 Pts
64-Core 627
39% 627 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R7 350X
Dell(1028 0081) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 16.6
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
7.93% Terrible
Lighting 9.87
Reflection 12.1
Parallax 13.9
8% 12 fps
MRender 8.62
Gravity 9.1
Splatting 10.2
8% 9.3 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 7.93%
Great: 8%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30
864GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS2O
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
76.1% Very good
Read 128
Write 138
Mixed 118
96% 128 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.78
4K Mixed 0.15
52% 0.48 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
75.1% Very good
MC Read 28.2
MC Write 28.9
MC Mixed 21.8
75% 26.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 29.3
SC Mixed 23.2
67% 23.4 GB/s
Latency 63.6
63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 75.1%
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 5,158 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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