Dell OptiPlex 7040

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 80% Battleship	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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.
Processor	With 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 72.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	22.1% 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 Drive	21.1% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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.

Very high background CPU (74%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell OptiPlex 7040
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 7040 (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190228
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 25 '21 at 19:30
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	74%

PC Performing below expectations (37^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 as expected (41^st percentile)	72.3% Very good	Memory 79.3 1-Core 112 2-Core 203 75% 132 Pts	4-Core 356 8-Core 493 54% 424 Pts	64-Core 512 32% 512 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro M2000 5,678 User benchmarks, average bench 21% Dell(1028 1190) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1651 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 452.39 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	22.1% Poor	Lighting 26.7 Reflection 30.7 Parallax 28 22% 28.5 fps	MRender 25.6 Gravity 28.3 Splatting 28.6 23% 27.5 fps
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 22.1% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 59 68 96 72 20 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	21.1% Poor	Read 170 Write 156 Mixed 130 SusWrite 79.7 30% 134 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 10.8 4K Mixed 5 18% 6.57 MB/s	DQ Read 112 DQ Write 63.3 DQ Mixed 1 24% 58.8 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 21.1% Great: 56%
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 13,766 User benchmarks, average bench 120% 26GB free Firmware: BXV77D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 236 136 105 112 106 105 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	72.5% Very good	Read 336 Write 296 Mixed 197 SusWrite 134 54% 241 MB/s	4K Read 14.6 4K Write 75.4 4K Mixed 20.2 88% 36.7 MB/s	DQ Read 796 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 422 346% 509 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 147%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 327GB free Firmware: MS2OA810 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 156 163 163 160 158 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 163 Mixed 34.1 SusWrite 160 95% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 131% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 107%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 16GB 33,521 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 8GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.1 5.6 5.3 5 4.9 5.2 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	8.48% Terrible	Read 31.1 Write 3.7 Mixed 8.5 SusWrite 5.2 12% 12.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.9 64% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 8.48% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GB 2,345 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.7% Very good	MC Read 26.2 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 23.4 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 26.4 SC Mixed 22 60% 21 GB/s	Latency 81.9 49% 81.9 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 78%

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Gaming 11%

Tree trunk

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 10%

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 7040

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	2,280x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	1,692x
Core i5-6500TIntelBench 61%, 9,313 samples	357x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	3,239x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	230x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	195x

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	315x
HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 73%, 3,256 samples	152x

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Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $180

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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