Dell OptiPlex 7040

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 76.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics4.71% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive236% 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.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell OptiPlex 7040
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 7040  (all builds)
Memory8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171205
Uptime4 Days
Run DateAug 14 '18 at 00:06
Run Duration180 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$60
Socket 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
76.6% Very good
Memory 82.8
1-Core 104
2-Core 207
75% 131 Pts
4-Core 411
8-Core 393
54% 402 Pts
64-Core 396
24% 396 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 76.6%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R5 340X
Dell(1028 0083) 2GB
Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.6.1
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
4.71% Terrible
Lighting 5.97
Reflection 4.96
Parallax 11
5% 7.3 fps
MRender 4.24
Gravity 8.5
Splatting 3.87
4% 5.54 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 4.71%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249
647GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1063 825 1193 858 1178 971 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
236% Outstanding
Read 1,858
Write 908
Mixed 779
SusWrite 1,014
253% 1,140 MB/s
4K Read 40.2
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 57.9
193% 69 MB/s
DQ Read 939
DQ Write 829
DQ Mixed 825
635% 864 MB/s
Poor: 168%
This bench: 236%
Great: 363%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25
110GB free
Firmware: MS1OA810
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 117 148 114 153 120 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
89% Excellent
Read 178
Write 175
Mixed 35.7
SusWrite 133
94% 130 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.6
137% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 89%
Great: 103%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 80AD000080AD HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 802C0000802C 8ATF51264AZ-2G1A2 802C0000802C 8ATF51264AZ-2G1A2 16GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
61.6% Good
MC Read 26.8
MC Write 28.7
MC Mixed 9
61% 21.5 GB/s
SC Read 12.9
SC Write 24.1
SC Mixed 20.9
55% 19.3 GB/s
Latency 75.6
53% 75.6 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 61.6%
Great: 76%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 7040 Builds (Compare 5,265 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: 83% - Excellent Total price: $170
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