Dell OptiPlex 7040

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 74.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics4.92% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive264% 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)
Memory20.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160126
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 30 '19 at 13:06
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th 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 (99th percentile)
74.7% Very good
Memory 77.8
1-Core 115
2-Core 224
77% 139 Pts
4-Core 412
8-Core 424
56% 418 Pts
64-Core 424
26% 424 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Dell(1028 06B9) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
4.92% Terrible
Lighting 6.97
Reflection 9.65
Parallax 6.84
6% 7.82 fps
MRender 8.14
Gravity 6.33
Splatting 0.04
3% 4.84 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.92%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk Z400s 2.5 7MM 128GB
119GB free
Firmware: Z2329012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 178 178 177 178 178 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
63.1% Good
Read 405
Write 178
Mixed 170
SusWrite 178
52% 233 MB/s
4K Read 26.2
4K Write 93.2
4K Mixed 9.5
101% 43 MB/s
DQ Read 169
DQ Write 176
DQ Mixed 77.9
85% 141 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 63.1%
Great: 69%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73
859GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P3CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1404 1432 1471 1462 1456 617 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
264% Outstanding
Read 1,502
Write 1,485
Mixed 1,104
SusWrite 1,307
304% 1,350 MB/s
4K Read 60.4
4K Write 173
4K Mixed 82.2
288% 105 MB/s
DQ Read 683
DQ Write 902
DQ Mixed 274
351% 620 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 264%
Great: 295%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CT8G4DFS8266.M8FE 01980000830B 9905702-120.A00G 859B0000802C CT8G4DFS8266.M8FE 24GB
2667, 2667, 2667 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
51.1% Above average
MC Read 18.5
MC Write 19
MC Mixed 15.5
50% 17.7 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 19.2
SC Mixed 17
47% 16.3 GB/s
Latency 84.7
47% 84.7 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 51.1%
Great: 51%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 7040 Builds (Compare 5,188 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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