Dell OptiPlex 7040

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	213% 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.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Dell OptiPlex 7040
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 7040 (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220316
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 22 '22 at 23:40
Run Duration	238 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (57^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 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	Memory 81.1 1-Core 106 2-Core 207 75% 131 Pts	4-Core 404 8-Core 408 54% 406 Pts	64-Core 411 25% 411 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pcie SSD 512GB 20,736 User benchmarks, average bench 190% 393GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM15.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1457 1518 1527 575 308 333 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	213% Outstanding	Read 1,206 Write 1,620 Mixed 1,349 SusWrite 953 290% 1,282 MB/s	4K Read 44.7 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 69.3 234% 86.6 MB/s	DQ Read 760 DQ Write 752 DQ Mixed 933 652% 815 MB/s
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 213% Great: 267%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 150GB free Firmware: 05.01D06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 95 95 96 96 96 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	52.2% Above average	Read 89 Write 89.7 Mixed 62.9 SusWrite 93.1 62% 83.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.7 112% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 69%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 465GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 126 127 129 128 130 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	72.2% Very good	Read 124 Write 99.8 Mixed 64.9 SusWrite 128 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 69%
USB DISK 3.0 248GB 544 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 2GB free, PID 6300 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5 4.8 4.8 6 5.7 5.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	3.44% Terrible	Read 15.6 Write 7 Mixed 13.4 SusWrite 5.2 13% 10.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 1% 0.07 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 3.44% Great: 30%
USB DISK 3.2 248GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 6GB free, PID 6300 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 17 18 15 11 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	11.8% Very poor	Read 52.5 Write 51.7 Mixed 7.7 SusWrite 15.3 39% 31.8 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.4 27% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 11.8% Great: 39%
USB DISK 3.0 248GB 544 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 162GB free, PID 6300 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 29 27 19 26 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	23.7% Poor	Read 96.2 Write 71.7 Mixed 11.9 SusWrite 28.6 61% 52.1 MB/s	4K Read 6.9 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 1 80% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 23.7% Great: 30%
Generic External 500GB 3,066 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 14GB free, PID 0840 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 38 39 39 39 41 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	17.3% Very poor	Read 26.7 Write 19.9 Mixed 25.4 SusWrite 38.9 38% 27.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 87% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 17.3% Great: 21%
SSD SSD 2TB 96 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 2TB free, PID 1234 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.8 11 13 12 6.2 14 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	7.12% Terrible	Read 20.2 Write 7 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 10 12% 10.4 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 38% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.12% Great: 12%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown NMUD480E86-3200 2x8GB 1,510 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.8% Very good	MC Read 25.7 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 21.9 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 20.8 60% 21 GB/s	Latency 78.5 51% 78.5 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 104%

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Gaming 11%

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Desktop 68%

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Workstation 10%

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 7040

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	2,305x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	1,713x
Core i5-6500TIntelBench 61%, 9,313 samples	359x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	3,268x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	231x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	199x

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	154x

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Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $180

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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