Dell OptiPlex 7040

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 81.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics2.68% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
Memory20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
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.
SystemDell OptiPlex 7040
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 7040  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 20 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20170206
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJul 08 '19 at 13:36
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User QAT-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (51st 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)
81.9% Excellent
Memory 88.9
1-Core 120
2-Core 243
84% 151 Pts
4-Core 404
8-Core 651
65% 527 Pts
64-Core 653
40% 653 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 81.9%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 640
XFX(1682 291A) 2GB
CLim: 901 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 425.31
Relative performance (0th percentile)
2.68% Terrible
Lighting 0.03
Reflection 7.69
Parallax 9.22
0% 5.65 fps
MRender 7.57
Gravity 10.2
Splatting 10.4
8% 9.41 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 2.68%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25
70GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS1O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 86 79 81 84 82 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
57.2% Above average
Read 116
Write 97.4
Mixed 21.8
SusWrite 82.9
58% 79.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 57.2%
Great: 103%
WD Elements 25A2 1TB
73GB free, PID 25a2
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 64 66 64 66 63 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
30.5% Below average
Read 72
Write 69.5
Mixed 40.4
SusWrite 64.6
82% 61.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 30.5%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 80CE000080CE M378A5143EB1-CPB 0198000080AD 9905678-041.A00G 01980000802C 9905702-012.A00G 20GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2400 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
74.8% Very good
MC Read 26.6
MC Write 28.5
MC Mixed 23.5
75% 26.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 29.7
SC Mixed 24.3
68% 23.9 GB/s
Latency 68.6
58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 74.8%
Great: 75%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 7040 Builds (Compare 5,156 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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