Dell OptiPlex 7040

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics7.75% 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 Drive127% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemDell OptiPlex 7040
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 7040  (all builds)
Memory27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160126
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 18 '16 at 15:35
Run Duration86 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd 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, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
73.9% Very good
Memory 76.1
1-Core 113
2-Core 198
73% 129 Pts
4-Core 386
8-Core 643
63% 514 Pts
64-Core 645
40% 645 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 73.9%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R7 350X
Dell(1028 0081) ≥ 4GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.2701.1001
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
7.75% Terrible
Lighting 9.43
Reflection 12
Parallax 14
8% 11.8 fps
MRender 8.71
Gravity 9.7
Splatting 10.1
8% 9.51 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 7.75%
Great: 8%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
176GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
127% Outstanding
Read 1,326
Write 295
Mixed 472
151% 697 MB/s
4K Read 34.4
4K Write 140
4K Mixed 17.6
149% 64 MB/s
DQ Read 439
DQ Write 161
DQ Mixed 17
87% 206 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 127%
Great: 147%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.3% Very good
MC Read 25.1
MC Write 27.8
MC Mixed 23.2
72% 25.4 GB/s
SC Read 15.6
SC Write 29.1
SC Mixed 23.2
65% 22.6 GB/s
Latency 88.2
45% 88.2 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 71.3%
Great: 77%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 7040 Builds (Compare 5,171 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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