Dell OptiPlex 7040

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.73% 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 Drive87.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell OptiPlex 7040
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 7040  (all builds)
Memory5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160912
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateDec 05 '19 at 18:31
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd 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, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
73.9% Very good
Memory 75.8
1-Core 108
2-Core 209
74% 131 Pts
4-Core 415
8-Core 416
56% 416 Pts
64-Core 416
26% 416 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 73.9%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Dell(1028 06B9) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4836
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
6.73% Terrible
Lighting 7.13
Reflection 10.1
Parallax 7.22
6% 8.14 fps
MRender 8.86
Gravity 6.43
Splatting 14.3
8% 9.86 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.73%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Maxtor Z1 SSD 240GB
199GB free (System drive)
Firmware: STKS1010
SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 138 102 100 100 102 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
87.9% Excellent
Read 451
Write 368
Mixed 349
SusWrite 154
74% 330 MB/s
4K Read 37.3
4K Write 97.3
4K Mixed 37.6
156% 57.4 MB/s
DQ Read 306
DQ Write 284
DQ Mixed 206
179% 265 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 87.9%
Great: 86%
Jmicron Generic 500GB
73GB free
Firmware: 0204
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 38 40 40 40 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
21.8% Poor
Read 35.8
Write 39.3
Mixed 28.5
SusWrite 39.6
26% 35.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
150% 1 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 21.8%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown SF464128CKHI6DFSEG 01980000830B 9905713-019.A00G 8GB
2133, 2667 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
60.2% Good
MC Read 24.1
MC Write 21.8
MC Mixed 18.4
61% 21.4 GB/s
SC Read 13.5
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 19.6
51% 17.8 GB/s
Latency 88.7
45% 88.7 ns

 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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