Dell OptiPlex 7040

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 78.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics14.5% 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 Drive274% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170523
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateMar 10 '21 at 05:04
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th 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 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
78.8% Very good
Memory 84.1
1-Core 114
2-Core 220
79% 139 Pts
4-Core 427
8-Core 415
57% 421 Pts
64-Core 429
26% 429 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 78.8%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030
Gigabyte(1458 375C) 2GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
14.5% Very poor
Lighting 18
Reflection 18.3
Parallax 18.6
15% 18.3 fps
MRender 15.8
Gravity 19.2
Splatting 17
14% 17.3 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 14.5%
Great: 15%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$59
203GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0906B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 941 1026 630 266 264 260 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
274% Outstanding
Read 2,645
Write 1,068
Mixed 1,144
SusWrite 564
298% 1,355 MB/s
4K Read 67.4
4K Write 167
4K Mixed 87.1
302% 107 MB/s
DQ Read 829
DQ Write 995
DQ Mixed 488
486% 771 MB/s
Poor: 139%
This bench: 274%
Great: 271%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64
562GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 137 138 138 138 138 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
75.4% Very good
Read 126
Write 126
Mixed 84.2
SusWrite 136
87% 118 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1
183% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 3600 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73% Very good
MC Read 27.2
MC Write 28.5
MC Mixed 22.2
74% 26 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 27
SC Mixed 22.4
62% 21.8 GB/s
Latency 73.3
55% 73.3 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 73%
Great: 116%

 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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