Dell OptiPlex 7040

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.79% 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 Drive229% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.
SystemDell OptiPlex 7040
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 7040  (all builds)
Memory18.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160126
Uptime1 Days
Run DateMar 29 '17 at 22:40
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th 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, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
82% Excellent
Memory 87.8
1-Core 121
2-Core 232
83% 147 Pts
4-Core 411
8-Core 628
64% 519 Pts
64-Core 645
40% 645 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 82%
Great: 80%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R7 350X
Dell(1028 0081) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 16.7.3
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
7.79% Terrible
Lighting 9.7
Reflection 11.5
Parallax 13.7
8% 11.6 fps
MRender 8.48
Gravity 8.87
Splatting 10
8% 9.13 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 7.79%
Great: 8%
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Dell(1028 06B9) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
6.55% Terrible
Lighting 6.9
Reflection 9.62
Parallax 6.97
6% 7.83 fps
MRender 8.33
Gravity 6.13
Splatting 14.3
8% 9.6 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.55%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5512GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
196GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
229% Outstanding
Read 1,953
Write 1,100
Mixed 1,367
326% 1,473 MB/s
4K Read 37.2
4K Write 133
4K Mixed 65.9
211% 78.7 MB/s
DQ Read 547
DQ Write 216
DQ Mixed 230
210% 331 MB/s
Poor: 90%
This bench: 229%
Great: 235%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
474GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
50.9% Above average
Read 86.3
Write 90.6
Mixed 88
66% 88.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.89
4K Write 2.31
4K Mixed 0.29
112% 1.16 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 50.9%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 80AD000080AD HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 859B0000802C CT8G4DFS8213.C8FBR1 859B0000802C CT8G4DFS8213.C8FBR1 24GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 4096, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
69.3% Good
MC Read 24.9
MC Write 27
MC Mixed 21.3
70% 24.4 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 25.7
SC Mixed 21.5
60% 21.1 GB/s
Latency 69.7
57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 69.3%
Great: 72%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 7040 Builds (Compare 5,195 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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