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Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	4.45% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	73% 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.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell OptiPlex 7040
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 7040 (all builds)
Memory	3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190719
Uptime	12 Days
Run Date	Jan 20 '21 at 15:24
Run Duration	112 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	29%

PC Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$150 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% Socket 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	72.4% Very good	Memory 83.3 1-Core 98.8 2-Core 179 70% 120 Pts	4-Core 331 8-Core 585 55% 458 Pts	64-Core 585 36% 585 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 80%

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. 27.20.100.8681 Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	4.45% Terrible	Lighting 5.7 Reflection 6 Parallax 6.4 5% 6.03 fps	MRender 8.9 Gravity 7.9 Splatting 0.2 4% 5.67 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.45% Great: 6%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM871 M.2 2280 256GB SED 132 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 90GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT23D6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 248 231 231 223 219 191 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	73% Very good	Read 428 Write 260 Mixed 224 SusWrite 224 63% 284 MB/s	4K Read 21.4 4K Write 54 4K Mixed 26.7 95% 34 MB/s	DQ Read 338 DQ Write 240 DQ Mixed 221 183% 266 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 101%

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 (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	59.2% Above average	MC Read 22.8 MC Write 22.4 MC Mixed 18.4 61% 21.2 GB/s	SC Read 11.9 SC Write 18.4 SC Mixed 16.7 45% 15.7 GB/s	Latency 74.7 54% 74.7 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 74%

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

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Gaming 11%

Tree trunk

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 10%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 7040

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel $150Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	2,419x
Core i5-6500Intel $90Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	1,805x
Core i5-6500TIntelBench 61%, 9,313 samples	376x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	3,429x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	248x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	215x

SSD
KingFast 512GBBench 79%, 3,625 samples	125x
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 120%, 13,766 samples	103x
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	95x

RAM
HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 2x4GBUnknownBench 69%, 1,440 samples	354x
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 2,345 samples	338x
HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 73%, 3,256 samples	163x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $150

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