Dell OptiPlex 7040

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 72%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	65.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	84.1% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 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	24.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220316
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 17 '23 at 07:09
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% Socket 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	72% Very good	Memory 82 1-Core 96.2 2-Core 165 68% 114 Pts	4-Core 334 8-Core 527 53% 431 Pts	64-Core 560 35% 560 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX A2000 1,586 User benchmarks, average bench 70% Nvidia(10DE 151D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 537.58 Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	65.7% Good	Lighting 78.5 Reflection 90.8 Parallax 81.6 64% 83.6 fps	MRender 106 Gravity 73.8 Splatting 77 69% 85.7 fps
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 74%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Team TM8PS7512G 512GB 5,734 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 284GB free (System drive) Firmware: W0222A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 368 393 400 401 400 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Read 458 Write 395 Mixed 379 SusWrite 373 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 65.8 4K Mixed 25.6 107% 39.1 MB/s	DQ Read 168 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 47 90% 175 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 101%
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 237GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 394 426 432 432 435 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 472 Write 428 Mixed 425 SusWrite 402 97% 432 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 67.1 4K Mixed 44.1 141% 47.9 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 328 248% 335 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 103%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 577GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 395 427 433 433 436 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 426 Mixed 429 SusWrite 403 97% 432 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 67.2 4K Mixed 43.4 140% 47.7 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 328 248% 335 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT16G4DFD8266.C16FD1 2x16GB 1,277 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.7% Good	MC Read 25 MC Write 26.2 MC Mixed 21.4 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 21.5 56% 19.7 GB/s	Latency 78.7 51% 78.7 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 93%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	59	165	27"	1280 720	JLK2742 E27QP4K

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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	2,292x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	1,707x
Core i5-6500TIntelBench 61%, 9,313 samples	357x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	3,256x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	231x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	198x

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	319x
HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 73%, 3,256 samples	153x

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Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $180

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16