Dell OptiPlex 7040

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 70.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics2.4% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive57.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell OptiPlex 7040
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 7040  (all builds)
Memory9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20220316
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateApr 05 '23 at 13:22
Run Duration159 Seconds
Run User ZAF-User
Background CPU 39%

 PC Performing below expectations (31st 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
70.3% Very good
Memory 79.9
1-Core 94.3
2-Core 176
68% 117 Pts
4-Core 328
8-Core 467
50% 398 Pts
64-Core 492
30% 492 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 70.3%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730
Nvidia(10DE 0000) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 600 MHz, MLim: 333 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35
Relative performance (0th percentile)
2.4% Terrible
Lighting 2.6
Reflection 5.4
Parallax 1.6
2% 3.2 fps
MRender 4.5
Gravity 3.7
Splatting 2.9
3% 3.7 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 2.4%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
3 256GB SSD 256GB
62GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HCS1A25P
SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 144 243 225 156 118 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
57.3% Above average
Read 384
Write 299
Mixed 219
SusWrite 203
62% 276 MB/s
4K Read 23.8
4K Write 41.2
4K Mixed 9.8
70% 24.9 MB/s
DQ Read 169
DQ Write 252
DQ Mixed 18.3
68% 146 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 57.3%
Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC24
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 150 150 154 151 152 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
75.4% Very good
Read 113
Write 98.9
Mixed 72.8
SusWrite 150
80% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.7
126% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 114%
Generic Flash Disk 4GB
0GB free, PID 6387
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 13.6
Write 7.7
Mixed 5.2
10% 8.83 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
3% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 2% Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16ATF1G64AZ-2G1B1 802C0000802C 8ATF1G64AZ-2G3B1 16GB
2133, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
63.1% Good
MC Read 23.7
MC Write 24.5
MC Mixed 19.8
65% 22.7 GB/s
SC Read 12.8
SC Write 21.9
SC Mixed 17.9
50% 17.5 GB/s
Latency 80.7
50% 80.7 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 63.1%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 7040 Builds (Compare 5,180 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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