Dell OptiPlex 7040

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
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 72.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics5.02% 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 Drive224% 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.
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.
SystemDell OptiPlex 7040
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 7040  (all builds)
Memory6.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190228
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 24 '19 at 18:39
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 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 (93rd percentile)
72.3% Very good
Memory 84.3
1-Core 116
2-Core 184
75% 128 Pts
4-Core 340
8-Core 393
48% 366 Pts
64-Core 408
25% 408 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 72.3%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Dell(1028 06B9) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
5.02% Terrible
Lighting 6.97
Reflection 9.77
Parallax 7
6% 7.91 fps
MRender 9.67
Gravity 6.17
Splatting 0.04
4% 5.29 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.02%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$38
437GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P3CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 870 891 898 899 900 729 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
224% Outstanding
Read 1455
Write 890
Mixed 879
SusWrite 864
228% 1,022 MB/s
4K Read 59.8
4K Write 167
4K Mixed 77.7
278% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 349
DQ Write 858
DQ Mixed 224
279% 477 MB/s
Poor: 103%
This bench: 224%
Great: 242%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8ATF51264AZ-2G1A2 80AD000080AD HMA851U6AFR6N-UH 8GB
2133, 2400 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
67.2% Good
MC Read 25.4
MC Write 26.7
MC Mixed 21.5
70% 24.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 15
SC Mixed 19.9
47% 16.4 GB/s
Latency 72.9
55% 72.9 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 7040 Builds (Compare 5,171 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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