Dell OptiPlex 7040

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics32.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive209% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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)
Memory28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160912
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 05 '18 at 20:42
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (90th 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 (100th percentile)
84.9% Excellent
Memory 87.2
1-Core 122
2-Core 233
83% 147 Pts
4-Core 445
8-Core 648
68% 546 Pts
64-Core 636
39% 636 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
32.8% Below average
Lighting 41
Reflection 32.7
Parallax 38.7
33% 37.5 fps
MRender 38.3
Gravity 39.6
Splatting 37.9
32% 38.6 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 32.8%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme CX2-8B512-Q11 NV 512GB
255GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4891 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 969 907 1003 872 711 735 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
209% Outstanding
Read 1,373
Write 968
Mixed 656
SusWrite 866
216% 966 MB/s
4K Read 45.4
4K Write 131
4K Mixed 62.6
218% 79.5 MB/s
DQ Read 911
DQ Write 586
DQ Mixed 603
489% 700 MB/s
Poor: 93%
This bench: 209%
Great: 217%
Intel SSDSC2KF512H6 SATA 512GB
156GB free
Firmware: LBFD07N
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 128 168 154 117 118 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
88.2% Excellent
Read 460
Write 386
Mixed 345
SusWrite 134
74% 331 MB/s
4K Read 30.2
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 45.5
158% 59.3 MB/s
DQ Read 274
DQ Write 286
DQ Mixed 194
170% 251 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 88.2%
Great: 89%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16ATF1G64AZ-2G1B1 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
74.2% Very good
MC Read 26.3
MC Write 28.6
MC Mixed 23.5
75% 26.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.5
SC Write 28.5
SC Mixed 23.7
66% 23.2 GB/s
Latency 70.3
57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 74.2%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 7040 Builds (Compare 5,166 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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