Dell OptiPlex 7040

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Surfboard	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 64.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	30.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	71.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Dell OptiPlex 7040
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 7040 (all builds)
Memory	4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181010
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 22 '19 at 06:36
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	51%

PC Performing as expected (49^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 as expected (42^nd percentile)	64.1% Good	Memory 74.2 1-Core 85.4 2-Core 182 65% 114 Pts	4-Core 316 8-Core 300 42% 308 Pts	64-Core 316 20% 316 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101 269,381 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Gigabyte(1458 372B) 2GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	30.5% Below average	Lighting 38.9 Reflection 25.7 Parallax 31.9 32% 32.2 fps	MRender 37.8 Gravity 34.2 Splatting 32.3 28% 34.8 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 30.5% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS250G2B0A 250GB 4,642 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 207GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 206 208 207 202 205 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	71.7% Very good	Read 343 Write 269 Mixed 279 SusWrite 205 61% 274 MB/s	4K Read 22.6 4K Write 47.7 4K Mixed 30.4 98% 33.6 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 254 211% 305 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 105%
WD WD5000AZLX-00K4KA0 500GB 44,506 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 461GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 154 166 167 165 169 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 169 Mixed 92.2 SusWrite 164 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 204% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 2x4GB 1,440 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 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	60% Above average	MC Read 22.4 MC Write 23.1 MC Mixed 19.4 62% 21.6 GB/s	SC Read 13 SC Write 19.7 SC Mixed 17.5 48% 16.7 GB/s	Latency 92 44% 92 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 74%

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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	2,280x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	1,692x
Core i5-6500TIntelBench 61%, 9,313 samples	357x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	3,239x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	230x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	195x

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	341x
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 2,345 samples	315x
HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 73%, 3,256 samples	152x

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Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $180

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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