Dell OptiPlex 7040

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 63.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	5.47% 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.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Dell OptiPlex 7040
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 7040 (all builds)
Memory	2.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161207
Uptime	5 Days
Run Date	Aug 19 '20 at 15:08
Run Duration	251 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% Socket 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	63.4% Good	Memory 80.2 1-Core 68.6 2-Core 118 56% 89 Pts	4-Core 263 8-Core 314 37% 288 Pts	64-Core 342 21% 342 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 73%

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. 10.18.15.4279 Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	5.47% Terrible	Lighting 5.63 Reflection 9.15 Parallax 8.5 5% 7.76 fps	MRender 7 Gravity 5.3 Splatting 12.5 7% 8.26 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.47% Great: 6%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk X400 M.2 2280 128GB 12,357 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: X4130012 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 399 Write 149 Mixed 178 53% 242 MB/s	4K Read 17.7 4K Write 30.1 4K Mixed 14.7 62% 20.8 MB/s	DQ Read 21.3 DQ Write 36.8 DQ Mixed 62.6 38% 40.2 MB/s
Poor: 46% Great: 87%
SanDisk X110 128GB-$89 11,245 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 105GB free Firmware: X231600 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 393 Write 214 Mixed 180 58% 262 MB/s	4K Read 17.7 4K Write 40.1 4K Mixed 22.1 76% 26.6 MB/s	DQ Read 178 DQ Write 192 DQ Mixed 122 109% 164 MB/s
Poor: 46% Great: 89%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8ATF51264AZ-2G1B1 2x4GB 211 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	61.5% Good	MC Read 24.4 MC Write 23 MC Mixed 20.7 65% 22.7 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 16.7 SC Mixed 15.1 40% 13.9 GB/s	Latency 80.2 50% 80.2 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 75%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	2,304x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	1,711x
Core i5-6500TIntelBench 61%, 9,313 samples	359x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	3,266x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	231x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	198x

SSD
KingFast 512GBBench 79%, 3,625 samples	122x
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 120%, 13,766 samples	98x
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	91x

RAM
HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 2x4GBUnknownBench 69%, 1,440 samples	343x
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 2,345 samples	321x
HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 73%, 3,256 samples	153x

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Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $180

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16