Dell OptiPlex 7040

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 80.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	70.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Dell OptiPlex 7040
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 7040 (all builds)
Memory	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161221
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Oct 30 '20 at 16:18
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% Socket 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Memory 82.4 1-Core 116 2-Core 230 80% 143 Pts	4-Core 426 8-Core 631 66% 529 Pts	64-Core 643 40% 643 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Dell(1028 06B9) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 6.3 Reflection 9 Parallax 6.91 5% 7.4 fps	Gravity 6 Splatting 0.13 2% 3.07 fps
Poor: 3% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
3 512GB SSD 512GB 939 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 310GB free (System drive) Firmware: T0707B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 54 154 63 63 45 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	70.4% Very good	Read 464 Write 363 Mixed 348 SusWrite 88.6 70% 316 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 91.3 4K Mixed 24.4 122% 48 MB/s	DQ Read 175 DQ Write 280 DQ Mixed 39.8 83% 165 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 465GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 185 186 185 187 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 172 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 185 112% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 88%
SAMSUNG HM160HC 160GB 52 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 140GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 20 20 20 20 20 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	13% Very poor	Read 35.4 Write 19 Mixed 22.6 SusWrite 20.2 31% 24.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 60% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 13% Great: 16%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TYA4U2666D19082C 2x8GB 220 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	52.3% Above average	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 15 52% 18.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 19.1 SC Mixed 15.7 46% 16 GB/s	Latency 76.2 52% 76.2 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 106%

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Gaming 11%

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Desktop 68%

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Workstation 10%

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 7040

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	2,286x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	1,697x
Core i5-6500TIntelBench 61%, 9,313 samples	357x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	3,244x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	230x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	196x

SSD
KingFast 512GBBench 79%, 3,625 samples	122x
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 120%, 13,766 samples	97x
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	89x

RAM
HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 2x4GBUnknownBench 69%, 1,440 samples	341x
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 2,345 samples	316x
HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 73%, 3,256 samples	153x

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Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $180

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16