Dell OptiPlex 7040

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 60% Gunboat	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 60.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.52% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	221% 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.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago.

System	Dell OptiPlex 7040
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 7040 (all builds)
Memory	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220714
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 09 '23 at 20:19
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd 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 below expectations (6^th percentile)	60.7% Good	Memory 58.1 1-Core 97.8 2-Core 201 64% 119 Pts	4-Core 343 8-Core 474 52% 409 Pts	64-Core 482 30% 482 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 60.7% 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. 30.0.101.1692 Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	3.52% Terrible	Lighting 4.6 Reflection 3.1 Parallax 3.4 4% 3.7 fps	MRender 2.7 Gravity 4.5 Splatting 3.9 3% 3.7 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.52% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme SHPP41-1000GM 1TB 167 User benchmarks, average bench 435% 874GB free (System drive) Firmware: 51060A20 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1218 1129 1331 1245 696 454 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	221% Outstanding	Read 1,931 Write 1,515 Mixed 1,492 SusWrite 1012 333% 1,488 MB/s	4K Read 47 4K Write 89.5 4K Mixed 60.7 196% 65.7 MB/s	DQ Read 575 DQ Write 368 DQ Mixed 420 327% 454 MB/s
Poor: 221% ↑ This bench: 221% Great: 572%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 925GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 183 184 183 178 165 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 202 Write 175 Mixed 102 SusWrite 179 120% 164 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 232% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 109%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 16GB-$7 60,636 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 10GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.3 5.5 5.4 5.5 5.4 5.5 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	8.68% Terrible	Read 50.9 Write 5.5 Mixed 6.7 SusWrite 5.4 16% 17.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 2% 0.17 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 8.68% Great: 23%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA82GU6MFR8N-TF 1x16GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	24.3% Poor	MC Read 9.1 MC Write 9.1 MC Mixed 7.3 24% 8.5 GB/s	SC Read 5.6 SC Write 7.4 SC Mixed 5.1 17% 6.03 GB/s	Latency 133 30% 133 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 24.3% Great: 43%

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

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Typical OptiPlex 7040 Builds (Compare 5,180 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 11%

Tree trunk

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 10%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 7040

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	2,288x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	1,701x
Core i5-6500TIntelBench 61%, 9,313 samples	357x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	3,247x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	231x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	197x

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	342x
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 2,345 samples	317x
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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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