Dell OptiPlex 7040

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 71.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.5% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive193% 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)
Memory4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210224
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateJun 26 '21 at 19:49
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700T
Socket 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
71.1% Very good
Memory 86
1-Core 89.7
2-Core 179
69% 118 Pts
4-Core 305
8-Core 474
48% 389 Pts
64-Core 474
29% 474 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 71.1%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Dell(1028 06B9) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
3.5% Terrible
Lighting 6.5
Reflection 8.6
Parallax 7.2
5% 7.43 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.5%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
242GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 842 579 572 567 562 556 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
193% Outstanding
Read 1,758
Write 1,418
Mixed 546
SusWrite 613
240% 1,084 MB/s
4K Read 39.8
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 48.7
180% 65.7 MB/s
DQ Read 794
DQ Write 559
DQ Mixed 667
501% 673 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 193%
Great: 254%
OCZ Trion 150 480GB-$300
418GB free
Firmware: SAFZ12.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 219 269 282 282 281 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
96.7% Outstanding
Read 492
Write 430
Mixed 357
SusWrite 298
88% 394 MB/s
4K Read 30.5
4K Write 85.2
4K Mixed 39.1
141% 51.6 MB/s
DQ Read 344
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 194
186% 292 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 96.7%
Great: 101%
Samsung Flash Drive FIT 128GB
119GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 9 19 7.9 7.1 9.6 9.7 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
10.8% Very poor
Read 30.8
Write 18.5
Mixed 30
SusWrite 10.4
29% 22.4 MB/s
4K Read 3
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 1.6
103% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 10.8%
Great: 117%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M471A5143EB0-CPB 80AD000080AD HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 8GB
2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
71.5% Very good
MC Read 27.8
MC Write 26.9
MC Mixed 21.1
72% 25.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 28.1
SC Mixed 21.4
62% 21.7 GB/s
Latency 71.2
56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 71%

 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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