Dell OptiPlex 7040

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 82.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics4.54% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive103% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell OptiPlex 7040
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 7040  (all builds)
Memory26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20211008
Uptime18.1 Days
Run DateJan 23 '22 at 12:10
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
Socket 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
82.7% Excellent
Memory 87.2
1-Core 128
2-Core 216
83% 144 Pts
4-Core 443
8-Core 494
62% 468 Pts
64-Core 484
30% 484 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 82.7%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Dell(1028 06B9) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9664
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
4.54% Terrible
Lighting 6.3
Reflection 8.2
Parallax 7.3
5% 7.27 fps
MRender 8.4
Gravity 5.8
Splatting 0.1
3% 4.77 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.54%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Apacer AST280 240GB
113GB free (System drive)
Firmware: H190505
SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 405 390 384 319 230 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 424
Write 72.6
Mixed 118
SusWrite 354
54% 242 MB/s
4K Read 41.2
4K Write 85.1
4K Mixed 47.4
168% 57.9 MB/s
DQ Read 290
DQ Write 276
DQ Mixed 304
222% 290 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 103%
Great: 103%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24
413GB free
Firmware: KC48
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 102 103 103 104 103 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
64.4% Good
Read 122
Write 111
Mixed 64.5
SusWrite 103
73% 99.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.9
150% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 64.4%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3200 C16 Series 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
76.5% Very good
MC Read 27.2
MC Write 29.4
MC Mixed 24.6
77% 27.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 29.9
SC Mixed 23.9
68% 23.7 GB/s
Latency 70.3
57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 76.5%
Great: 109%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 7040 Builds (Compare 5,174 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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