Dell OptiPlex 7040

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics5.48% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell OptiPlex 7040
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 7040  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1600 x 1200 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160126
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 04 '16 at 18:32
Run Duration81 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 11%

 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 i5-6500-$67
Socket 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
72.9% Very good
Memory 89
1-Core 112
2-Core 216
80% 139 Pts
4-Core 318
8-Core 389
46% 354 Pts
64-Core 409
25% 409 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 72.9%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R5 340X
Dell(1028 0083) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 14.502.1041.0
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
5.48% Terrible
Lighting 6.67
Reflection 8.54
Parallax 11
5% 8.72 fps
MRender 4.86
Gravity 8.97
Splatting 6.52
6% 6.78 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.48%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23
396GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
94.6% Outstanding
Read 158
Write 172
Mixed 131
115% 154 MB/s
4K Read 0.55
4K Write 1.57
4K Mixed 0.29
85% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 94.6%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
79.1% Very good
MC Read 28.2
MC Write 29.5
MC Mixed 26.6
80% 28.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 28.8
SC Mixed 25.4
68% 24 GB/s
Latency 68.4
58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 79.1%
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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