Dell OptiPlex 7040

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics6.74% 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.
Run History
7 years ago, 7 years ago.
SystemDell OptiPlex 7040
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 7040  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160627
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 29 '16 at 10:15
Run Duration80 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
Socket 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
84.1% Excellent
Memory 87.8
1-Core 125
2-Core 244
85% 152 Pts
4-Core 434
8-Core 658
68% 546 Pts
64-Core 659
41% 659 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 84.1%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Dell(1028 06B9) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4474
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
6.74% Terrible
Lighting 7.3
Reflection 11.1
Parallax 7.44
6% 8.62 fps
MRender 6.38
Gravity 6.67
Splatting 15.1
8% 9.38 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.74%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC27 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 191
Write 174
Mixed 166
133% 177 MB/s
4K Read 0.73
4K Write 1.74
4K Mixed 0.26
91% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 105%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16ATF2G64AZ-2G1A1 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
41.5% Average
MC Read 14.9
MC Write 13.9
MC Mixed 12.1
39% 13.6 GB/s
SC Read 12.3
SC Write 14.3
SC Mixed 14.3
39% 13.6 GB/s
Latency 69.8
57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 37%
This bench: 41.5%
Great: 42%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 7040 Builds (Compare 5,190 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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